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HR 6002 116th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Congressional oversight Department of Defense Department of Homeland Security Federal officials National Security Agency

National Security Transparency Act

Introduced: February 27, 2020 Introduced by: Kelly, Robin L. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Mar 6, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability.
Feb 27, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, 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 27, 2020
Introduced in House
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National Security Transparency Act

This bill requires an individual serving as an acting official in certain positions related to national security to periodically appear before Congress. This requirement shall apply to an individual acting as the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, the Director of the National Security Agency, or the Director of National Intelligence. (Individuals serving in these positions must receive Senate confirmation, but the President may appoint without confirmation an acting official to perform the position's duties on a temporary basis.)

What's happening now March 6, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6002: National Security Transparency Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6002/
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"H.R. 6002: National Security Transparency Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6002/.
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H.R. 6002, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6002/.
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[H.R. 6002: National Security Transparency Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6002/)
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