[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1237 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. RES. 1237
Requiring certain Members, officers, and employees of the House of
Representatives to complete a program of training in
counterintelligence and classified information protection each
Congress, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 30, 2026
Mr. Fallon (for himself and Mr. Crawford) submitted the following
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration
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RESOLUTION
Requiring certain Members, officers, and employees of the House of
Representatives to complete a program of training in
counterintelligence and classified information protection each
Congress, and for other purposes.
Resolved,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This resolution may be cited as the ``Stop Telling other People
Resolution'' or the ``STOP Resolution''.
SEC. 2. MANDATORY COMPLETION OF PROGRAM OF TRAINING IN
COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND CLASSIFIED INFORMATION
PROTECTION.
(a) Requiring Training for Certain Members, Officers, and
Employees.--
(1) Requirement.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
the adoption of this resolution, the Committee on House
Administration shall issue regulations to provide that during
each Congress each Member (including each Delegate or Resident
Commissioner to the Congress), officer, and employee of the
House of Representatives described in subsection (b) shall
complete a program of training with respect to
counterintelligence and the protection of classified
information administered by the Sergeant-at-Arms of the House.
(2) Inclusion of fellows and detailees.--For purposes of
this resolution, an individual serving in an office of the
House of Representatives as a participant in a fellowship
program or a detailee from another office of the Federal
Government shall be considered an employee of the House.
(3) Exception for participants in new member orientation
programs.--If an individual completed a program of training
required under paragraph (1) during the new Member orientation
program administered by the Committee on House Administration
prior to the beginning of a Congress, the individual is not
required to complete the program during that Congress.
(b) Covered Members, Officers, and Employees Described.--A Member
(including each Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress),
officer, or employee of the House of Representatives described in this
subsection is--
(1) in the case of a Member, any Member who receives access
to classified information as a result of the Member's service
in the House of Representatives; and
(2) in the case of an officer or employee, each officer or
employee who holds a security clearance and receives access to
classified information as a result of the individual's service
in the House of Representatives.
(c) Deadline.--
(1) In general.--Under the regulations issued by the
Committee on House Administration under subsection (a), an
individual shall complete the program of training required
under subsection (a)(1) and file a certificate of completion of
such training not later than--
(A) in the case of an individual who is serving as
a Member, officer, or employee of the House as of the
date on which the Committee first certifies that the
program is in operation for a Congress, not later than
90 days after such date; or
(B) in the case of any other individual, not later
than 90 days after the individual first becomes a
Member, officer, or employee of the House.
(2) Alternative deadlines.--The Committee on House
Administration may include in the regulations issued under
subsection (a)--
(A) an alternative deadline for individuals serving
as participants in fellowship programs to take into
account the duration of their service; and
(B) an alternative deadline for individuals who
first become Members, officers, or employees of the
House towards the end of a Congress to take into
account the amount of time remaining in the Congress.
(3) Special rule for one hundred nineteenth congress.--In
the case of the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress, an individual
described in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) shall complete
the program required under subsection (a) not later than 90
days after the date of the adoption of this resolution.
(d) Prohibition With Respect to Access to Classified Information
for Noncompliance.--If an individual does not meet deadline for
completion of the training under subsection (c)--
(1) in the case of a Member, such Member may not be granted
access to any classified information until such date as the
Member completes the training and files a certificate of
completion; and
(2) in the case of an officer or employee, such officer or
employee may not be granted access to any classified
information until the date that is 180 days after the date the
officer or employee completes the training and files a
certificate of completion.
(e) Additional Mechanisms.--The Committee on House Administration
shall consider additional mechanisms to ensure compliance with the
training requirement under subsection (a).
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