3.0.0 6359 2023-01-11T13:42:02Z 2023-01-11T13:42:02Z House HR 2018-07-12 115 [Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 117 (Thursday, July 12, 2018)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI:H.R. 6359.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article II, Section 8, Clause 18: To Make All Laws whichshall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution theforegoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by thisConstitution in the Government of the United States, or inany Department or Officer thereof.[Page H6175]]]> hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2018-07-12T14:02:20Z 2018-07-12 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2018-07-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2018-07-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000391 Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] Raja Krishnamoorthi D IL 8 N W000808 Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] Frederica Wilson D FL S. 24 2018-07-12 True Government Operations and Politics Congressional oversight Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Hate crimes Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information Racial and ethnic relations Religion Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination Government Operations and Politics 00 2018-07-12 Introduced in House 2018-08-03T11:43:42Z This bill requires each federal agency and department to report annually to Congress on the following:

  • the number of individuals who were denied a security clearance due to an affiliation with a hate group, and
  • the number of individuals who received a security clearance despite an affiliation with a hate group.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation must establish and maintain a list of hate groups (i.e., organizations that have beliefs or practices that attack or malign a group of people based on immutable characteristics, including race, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and gender identity).

]]> To direct the head of each department and agency of the United States to submit annual reports to Congress on the security clearances to individuals by reason of the individuals' affiliation with hate groups, and for other purposes. Display Title To direct the head of each department and agency of the United States to submit annual reports to Congress on the security clearances to individuals by reason of the individuals' affiliation with hate groups, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced To direct the head of each department and agency of the United States to submit annual reports to Congress on the security clearances to individuals by reason of the individuals' affiliation with hate groups, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr6359ih/xml/BILLS-115hr6359ih.xml 2018-07-12 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.