Bill115th CongressFiled Apr 26, 2017Government Operations and Politics
S. 953
White House Visitor Logs Transparency Act of 2017
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Apr 26, 2017)
White House Visitor Logs Transparency Act of 2017
This bill amends the federal criminal code to require the following records created or maintained by the U.S. Secret Service in carrying out protective services to be made available to the public upon request:
- the name of each individual who visits the White House for the purpose of conducting business and meets with the President or an employee of the Executive Office of the President;
- the date and time each such visitor entered and left the White House; and
- the name of each individual in the White House, including the President if applicable, with whom each such visitor met.
The following records created or maintained by the Secret Service shall not be disclosed to the public:
- information relating to an individual whose visit to the White House was as a guest of the President or the President's family and entirely personal in nature;
- information that, if disclosed to the public, would cause a threat to national security interests; and
- time-sensitive information concerning particularly sensitive meetings.
What just happenedApr 26, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Who’s behind it
Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM](D-NM)Sponsor
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- Introduced in SenateApr 26, 2017
- Apr 26, 2017IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Judiciary Committee - Apr 26, 2017IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate