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HR 2735 116th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Appropriations Budget process Congressional oversight Executive agency funding and structure Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information

Intelligence Budget Transparency Act of 2019

Introduced: May 14, 2019 Introduced by: Welch, Peter Democratic · Vermont See on congress.gov
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Intelligence Budget Transparency Act of 2019

This bill requires the President's annual budget to include the total amount proposed for intelligence or intelligence related activities of each element of the government engaged in these activities in the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted. The budget must also include the estimated appropriation required for these activities for each of the next four fiscal years.

What's happening now May 14, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2735: Intelligence Budget Transparency Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2735/
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"H.R. 2735: Intelligence Budget Transparency Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2735/.
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H.R. 2735, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2735/.
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[H.R. 2735: Intelligence Budget Transparency Act of 2019](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2735/)
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