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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…

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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 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Jul 12, 2018
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 July 12, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Jul 12, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6359: 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.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6359/
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"H.R. 6359: 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.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6359/.
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H.R. 6359, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6359/.
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[H.R. 6359: 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.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6359/)
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