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H.R. 1591 119th Congress House

Security Clearance Review Act

Official title: To amend the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 to authorize the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to make security clearan… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 to authorize the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to make security clearance determinations and access determinations for political appointees and special Government employees in the Executive Office of the President, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 26, 2025 Introduced by: Donald S. Beyer, Jr. Democratic · Virginia See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversightExecutive Office of the PresidentFederal officialsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel management
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Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified informationPresidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
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Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 26, 2025
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Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 2
 Lobbying activity 1

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 Cosponsors 22
All 22 Democratic 21
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Davids, Sharice
Kansas · Mar 10, 2025
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Chu, Judy
California · Mar 5, 2025
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Titus, Dina
Nevada · Mar 3, 2025
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Carson, André
Indiana · Feb 26, 2025
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Correa, J. Luis
California · Feb 26, 2025
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Goldman, Daniel S.
New York · Feb 26, 2025
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Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · Feb 26, 2025
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Huffman, Jared
California · Feb 26, 2025
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Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Feb 26, 2025
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Lieu, Ted
California · Feb 26, 2025
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Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Feb 26, 2025
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Magaziner, Seth
Rhode Island · Feb 26, 2025
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 26, 2025
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Peters, Scott H.
California · Feb 26, 2025
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Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Feb 26, 2025
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Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Feb 26, 2025
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Feb 26, 2025
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Scholten, Hillary J.
Michigan · Feb 26, 2025
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Subramanyam, Suhas
Virginia · Feb 26, 2025
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Takano, Mark
California · Feb 26, 2025
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Tokuda, Jill N.
Hawaii · Feb 26, 2025
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Tonko, Paul
New York · Feb 26, 2025
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1591: Security Clearance Review Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1591/
MLA
"H.R. 1591: Security Clearance Review Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1591/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 1591, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1591/.
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[H.R. 1591: Security Clearance Review Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1591/)
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