HR 6359
115th Congress
House
Government Operations and Politics
Congressional oversight
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Hate crimes
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Racial and ethnic relations
Religion
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
To direct the head of each department and agency of the United States to submit annual reports to Congress on the security clearances to individuals by reason of the individuals' affiliation with hate groups, and for other purposes.
Introduced: July 12, 2018
Introduced by:
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Democratic
· Illinois
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Became law
Jul 12, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Jul 12, 2018
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
This bill requires each federal agency and department to report annually to Congress on the following:
- the number of individuals who were denied a security clearance due to an affiliation with a hate group, and
- the number of individuals who received a security clearance despite an affiliation with a hate group.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation must establish and maintain a list of hate groups (i.e., organizations that have beliefs or practices that attack or malign a group of people based on immutable characteristics, including race, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and gender identity).
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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Cosponsors
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