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HRES 235 115th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Computer security and identity theft Congressional oversight Congressional-executive branch relations Department of Homeland Security Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Federal officials Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information Russia Subversive activities

Directing the Secretary of Homeland Security to transmit certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the Department of Homeland Security's research, integration, and analysis activities relating to Russian Government interference in the elections for Federal office held in 2016.

Introduced: March 30, 2017 Introduced by: Thompson, Bennie G. Democratic · Mississippi See on congress.gov
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Apr 7, 2017
Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 40.
Apr 7, 2017
Reported adversely by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 115-89.
Mar 30, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Mar 30, 2017
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to transmit to the House of Representatives copies of any document, correspondence, or other communication of DHS that refers or relates to:

  • DHS research, integration, and analysis activities relating to interference with the 2016 elections by or at the direction of the Russian government, as announced in a joint statement with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence on October 7 and December 29, 2016;
  • dissemination by DHS of information regarding such interference, as announced in such statement;
  • research into cyber compromises of email of U.S. persons and institutions by or at the direction of the Russian government to interfere with such elections; and
  • integration, analysis, and dissemination of the Joint Analysis Report detailing the tools and infrastructure used by Russian intelligence services to compromise and exploit networks and infrastructure associated with such elections issued by DHS and the Federal Bureau of Investigation on December 29, 2016.
What's happening now April 7, 2017

Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 40.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4