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National Security Council Membership Act of 2021

Introduced: November 12, 2021 See on congress.gov
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Nov 12, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, 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.
Nov 12, 2021
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National Security Council Membership Act of 2021

This bill adds the Secretary of Homeland Security as a member of the National Security Council, which advises the President on national and international security matters.

What's happening now November 12, 2021

Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, 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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2
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Slotkin, Elissa
Michigan · Jan 6, 2022
Rice, Kathleen
· Dec 20, 2021
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Nov 12, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5956: National Security Council Membership Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5956/
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"H.R. 5956: National Security Council Membership Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5956/.
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H.R. 5956, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5956/.
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