Bill115th CongressFiled Jul 28, 2017Crime and Law Enforcement
H.R. 3585
Wrongful Unmasking Prevention Act
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jul 28, 2017)
Wrongful Unmasking Prevention Act
This bill amends the federal criminal code to establish new criminal offenses:
- for knowingly making a request to unminimize (i.e., unmask) nonpublic information concerning a U.S. person to access classified information for a reason other than to understand or assess foreign intelligence information, or to determine whether classified information is evidence of a crime; and
- for intentionally, knowingly, or negligently disclosing classified information to an unauthorized person.
What just happenedSep 6, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Who’s behind it
Rep. Farenthold, Blake [R-TX-27](R-TX)Sponsor
1 cosponsor1 R
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- Introduced in HouseJul 28, 2017
- Sep 6, 2017Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee - Jul 28, 2017IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Introduced in House
- Jul 28, 2017IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House