H.R. 538 116th Congress House

CLEARANCES Act

Official title: To amend title 5, United States Code, to require a quarterly report on security clearances for individuals working in the White House or the Executive Office of the President, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 14, 2019 Introduced by: Ted Lieu Democratic · California See on congress.gov

Government Operations and Politics Congressional oversightExecutive Office of the PresidentFederal officialsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel management

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Government studies and investigationsIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified informationPresidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

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Jan 14, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

Jan 14, 2019

Introduced in House

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Latest action January 14, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Commonsense Legislation Ensuring Accountability by Reporting Access of Non-Cleared Employees to Secrets Act or the CLEARANCES Act

This bill requires the President to submit quarterly reports to Congress on security clearance information with respect to individuals working in the White House or in the Executive Office of the President.

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