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Restoring Oversight for Members of Congress Act

Introduced: June 27, 2019 Introduced by: Wyden, Ron Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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Jun 27, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Jun 27, 2019
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Restoring Oversight for Members of Congress Act

This bill requires agencies or managers that control access to federal facilities to provide immediate access to Members of Congress, excluding the Vice President, unless access is denied for national security reasons with congressional approval.

What's happening now June 27, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3551 Identical bill Restoring Oversight for Members of Congress Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jun 27, 2019
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jun 27, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2019: Restoring Oversight for Members of Congress Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2019/
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"S. 2019: Restoring Oversight for Members of Congress Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2019/.
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S. 2019, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2019/.
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