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
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability.