National Security Transparency Act
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Feb 27, 2020)
National Security Transparency Act
This bill requires an individual serving as an acting official in certain positions related to national security to periodically appear before Congress. This requirement shall apply to an individual acting as the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, the Director of the National Security Agency, or the Director of National Intelligence. (Individuals serving in these positions must receive Senate confirmation, but the President may appoint without confirmation an acting official to perform the position's duties on a temporary basis.)
What just happenedMar 6, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseFeb 27, 2020
- Mar 6, 2020Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability.
Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability Subcommittee - Feb 27, 2020IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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.
Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee - Feb 27, 2020IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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.
Homeland Security Committee - Feb 27, 2020IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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.
Armed Services Committee - Feb 27, 2020IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Feb 27, 2020IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House