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HOUSE 793115th CongressReferred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, 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.

Ensuring Sound Military and Intelligence Advice Act of 2017

Last Action
2/1/2017

Actions

  • 2017-02-01Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, 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.
  • 2017-02-01Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, 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.
  • 2017-02-01Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, 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.
  • 2017-02-01Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, 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.
  • 2017-02-01Introduced in House
  • 2017-02-01Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2017-02-01 (00)

Ensuring Sound Military and Intelligence Advice Act of 2017

This bill amends the National Security Act of 1947 to require the President to designate the Director of National Intelligence and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff as regular attendees of the meetings of the National Security Council (NSC), or of any body of the NSC (including the Principals Committee), if any individual whose responsibilities are primarily political is designated as a regular attendee of such meetings.

Cosponsors (20)

  • Pete Aguilar (D-CA)
  • Salud Carbajal (D-CA)
  • Gerald Connolly (D-VA)
  • JAMES COOPER (D-TN)
  • Joe Courtney (D-CT)
  • Suzan DelBene (D-WA)
  • John Garamendi (D-CA)
  • Denny Heck (D-WA)
  • Derek Kilmer (D-WA)
  • Tom O'Halleran (D-AZ)
  • Ed Perlmutter (D-CO)
  • Timothy Walz (D-MN)
  • JAMES MCGOVERN (D-MA)
  • Pramila Jayapal (D-WA)
  • Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-NM)
  • Colleen Hanabusa (D-HI)
  • Ruben Gallego (D-AZ)
  • Cheri Bustos (D-IL)
  • SUSAN DAVIS (D-CA)
  • Bradley Schneider (D-IL)

Subjects

  • Director of National Intelligence
  • Executive Office of the President
  • Federal officials
  • Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
  • Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
  • Military command and structure
  • Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
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