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H.R. 1604 116th Congress House

White House Security Clearance Accountability Act

Official title: To amend title 5, United States Code, to deny security clearances to any employee of the Executive Office of the President who is under investigation by a Fede… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 5, United States Code, to deny security clearances to any employee of the Executive Office of the President who is under investigation by a Federal law enforcement agency for aiding a foreign government or who fails to disclose contacts with foreign nationals on Standard Form 86, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 7, 2019 Introduced by: Debbie Wasserman Schultz Democratic · Florida See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Congressional oversightCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationExecutive Office of the PresidentFederal officials
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Government employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified informationPersonnel recordsPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsSubversive activities
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 Latest action March 7, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

White House Security Clearance Accountability Act

This bill requires the revocation or denial of security clearance for certain individuals and requires a report related to these individuals.

Specifically, the bill revokes the security clearance of an individual who is in a position in the Executive Office of the President and (1) who is under investigation by a federal law enforcement agency for aiding a foreign government, or (2) who knowingly fails to disclose any relationship or contact with a foreign national on their security clearance form. It also prohibits the issuance or renewal of security clearance under these circumstances.

Additionally, the Government Accountability Office must submit a report to Congress on any instance since January 20, 2017, in which an individual who is in a position in the Executive Office of the President was granted a security clearance against the recommendation of the White House Security Office, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, or any other federal agency.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 6
Cicilline, David
· Mar 7, 2019
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 7, 2019
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Mar 7, 2019
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· Mar 7, 2019
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Mar 7, 2019
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Mar 7, 2019
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Mar 7, 2019
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Mar 7, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1604: White House Security Clearance Accountability Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1604/
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"H.R. 1604: White House Security Clearance Accountability Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1604/.
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H.R. 1604, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1604/.
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