3.0.0 6429 2023-01-11T13:42:00Z 2023-01-11T13:42:00Z House HR 2018-07-18 115 [Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 121 (Wednesday, July 18, 2018)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. HUFFMAN:H.R. 6429.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1[Page H6558]]]> hlig00 Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee House Select Referred to 2018-07-18T14:01:40Z hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2018-07-18T14:01:35Z 2018-07-18 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hlig00 Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee 2018-07-18 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2018-07-18 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6471) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2018-07-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2018-07-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001068 Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] Jared Huffman D CA 2 N J000294 Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] Hakeem Jeffries D NY S. 8 2018-07-18 True J000288 Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] Henry Johnson D GA C. "Hank" 4 2018-07-18 True Government Operations and Politics Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Government information and archives Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information Political parties and affiliation Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents Government Operations and Politics 00 2018-07-18 Introduced in House 2018-08-21T16:32:44Z Protecting Access to Classified Information in Elections Act

This bill amends the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 to authorize certain candidates for President or Vice President to request a security clearance. Candidates must be the nominees of a major party or on the election ballot in at least 10 states to qualify. The federal government must expeditiously conduct background investigations and eligibility determinations for qualified candidates.

]]> Protecting Access to Classified Information in Elections Act Display Title Protecting Access to Classified Information in Elections Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 to authorize candidates in a presidential election campaign to request a security clearance. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Protecting Access to Classified Information in Elections Act Introduced in House 2018-07-18T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr6429ih/xml/BILLS-115hr6429ih.xml 2018-07-18 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on 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. 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.