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S. 4456 117th Congress Senate

A bill to prohibit certain former employees of the intelligence community from providing certain services to governments of countries that are state sponsors of terrorism, the People's Republic of…

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Official title: A bill to prohibit certain former employees of the intelligence community from providing certain services to governments of countries that are state sponsors of terrorism, the People's Republic of China, and the Russian Federation, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 22, 2022 Introduced by: John Cornyn Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 22, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3078; text: CR S3078-3079)
Jun 22, 2022
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action June 22, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3078; text: CR S3078-3079)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill prohibits certain former employees of any intelligence community element from providing services related to intelligence, military, or internal security to the government of China, Russia, or a country that is a state sponsor of terrorism.

Generally, this restriction shall apply to any employee, including any contractor or detailee, who had a level of access to sensitive information such that the relevant intelligence community element determines that such restrictions are necessary.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 4503 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
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  • ARM INC.
    for ARM INC · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)

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 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Independent 1
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Jun 22, 2022
 I
King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Jun 22, 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4456: A bill to prohibit certain former employees of the intelligence community from providing certain services to governments of countries that are state sponsors of terrorism, the People's Republic of China, and the Russian Federation, and for other purposes.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4456/
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"S. 4456: A bill to prohibit certain former employees of the intelligence community from providing certain services to governments of countries that are state sponsors of terrorism, the People's Republic of China, and the Russian Federation, and for other purposes.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4456/.
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S. 4456, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4456/.
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[S. 4456: A bill to prohibit certain former employees of the intelligence community from providing certain services to governments of countries that are state sponsors of terrorism, the People's Republic of China, and the Russian Federation, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4456/)
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