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Ensuring Sound Military and Intelligence Advice Act of 2017

Introduced: February 1, 2017 Introduced by: Larsen, Rick Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Feb 1, 2017
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Ensuring Sound Military and Intelligence Advice Act of 2017

This bill amends the National Security Act of 1947 to require the President to designate the Director of National Intelligence and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff as regular attendees of the meetings of the National Security Council (NSC), or of any body of the NSC (including the Principals Committee), if any individual whose responsibilities are primarily political is designated as a regular attendee of such meetings.

What's happening now February 1, 2017

Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 10
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Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Feb 15, 2017
 D
Schneider, Bradley Scott
Illinois · Feb 15, 2017
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Feb 6, 2017
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Feb 3, 2017
 D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Feb 1, 2017
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Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Feb 1, 2017
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Feb 1, 2017
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Feb 1, 2017
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Garamendi, John
California · Feb 1, 2017
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 1, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 793: Ensuring Sound Military and Intelligence Advice Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-793/
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