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Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to exclude employees of the offices of Members who serve on certain committees of the House from the allotment of the number of employees of the office who may hold security clearances processed by the Office of House Security if such employees are members of the armed forces who hold a security clearance issued by the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to exclude employees of the offices of Members who serve on certain committees of the House from the allotment of the number of employees of the office who may hold security clearances processed by the Office of House Security if such employees are members of the armed forces who hold a security clearance issued by the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.
Summary
HRES 46 amends House Rules to exclude from security-clearance allotment limits certain employees who are members of the armed forces holding Department of Defense security clearances. The exemption applies to offices of Members, Delegates, and Resident Commissioners serving on seven specified committees: Defense and Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittees, State and Foreign Operations Appropriations Subcommittee, Armed Services, Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Security clearance levels for such employees cannot exceed the lower of their DOD-issued clearance or the highest level the office can sponsor.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Mills, Cory [R-FL-7] (R-FL)
1 cosponsor
Money behind the sponsor
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- NULL $11,592
- FULL SAIL UNIVERSITY $10,000
- ECS $6,600
- PIONEER JETS $6,600
- ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SIMULATIONS $6,600
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Actions (2)
- Jan 15, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Rules. · house
- Jan 15, 2025 Submitted in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 15, 2025
Mr. Mills submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules
RESOLUTION
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to exclude employees of the offices of Members who serve on certain committees of the House from the allotment of the number of employees of the office who may hold security clearances processed by the Office of House Security if such employees are members of the armed forces who hold a security clearance issued by the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.
Resolved,
SECTION 1. EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN HOUSE EMPLOYEES WHO ARE MEMBERS OF ARMED FORCES FROM ALLOTMENT OF NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES OF MEMBER OFFICE WHO MAY HOLD SECURITY CLEARANCES PROCESSED BY THE OFFICE OF HOUSE SECURITY.
Rule XXIX of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by adding at the end the following new clause: “5.(a) If an employee of the office of a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner described in paragraph (c) is a member of the armed forces who holds a security clearance issued by the Department of Defense, the employee shall not be included in determining the allotment of the number of employees of the office who may hold security clearances processed by the Office of House Security.
“(b) The level of the security clearance of an employee of an office who is described in paragraph (a) may not exceed the lower of—
“(1) the level of the clearance held by the employee which was issued by the Department of Defense; or
“(2) the highest clearance level which may be sponsored by the office for its employees.
“(c) A Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner described in this paragraph is a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner who serves on any of the following Subcommittees or Committees of the House of Representatives:
“(1) The Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations.
“(2) The Subcommittee on Homeland Security of the Committee on Appropriations.
“(3) The Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs of the Committee on Appropriations.
“(4) The Committee on Armed Services.
“(5) The Committee on Foreign Affairs.
“(6) The Committee on Homeland Security.
“(7) The Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.”. <all>
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