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H. Res. 46 119th Congress House

Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to exclude employees of the offices of Members who serve on certain committees of the House from the allotment of the number of employees of the…

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Official title: Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to exclude employees of the offices of Members who serve on certain committees of the House from the allotment of the number of employees of the office who may hold security clearances processed by the Office of House Security if such employees are members of the armed forces who hold a security clearance issued by the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 15, 2025 Introduced by: Cory Mills Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
Congress Congressional committeesCongressional officers and employeesHouse Committee on AppropriationsHouse Committee on Armed Services
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Jan 15, 2025
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Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution creates an exception to the House limit on the number of employees who may hold security clearances within certain Member offices. Specifically, any member of the Armed Forces who holds a security clearance issued by the Department of Defense does not count toward the number of employees of a Member who may hold security clearances issued by the Office of House Security. The exception applies to employees of Members on the Committees on Armed Services, Foreign Affairs, or Homeland Security; the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence; or specified subcommittees of the Committee on Appropriations.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 46: Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to exclude employees of the offices of Members who serve on certain committees of the House from the allotment of the number of employees of the office who may hold security clearances processed by the Office of House Security if such employees are members of the armed forces who hold a security clearance issued by the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HRES-46/
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"H. Res. 46: Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to exclude employees of the offices of Members who serve on certain committees of the House from the allotment of the number of employees of the office who may hold security clearances processed by the Office of House Security if such employees are members of the armed forces who hold a security clearance issued by the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HRES-46/.
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H. Res. 46, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HRES-46/.
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[H. Res. 46: Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to exclude employees of the offices of Members who serve on certain committees of the House from the allotment of the number of employees of the office who may hold security clearances processed by the Office of House Security if such employees are members of the armed forces who hold a security clearance issued by the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HRES-46/)
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