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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 446 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 446

   Prohibiting Senators charged with certain criminal offenses from 
       receiving classified information, and for other purposes.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            November 2, 2023

Mr. Fetterman submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
               the Committee on Rules and Administration

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                               RESOLUTION

 
   Prohibiting Senators charged with certain criminal offenses from 
       receiving classified information, and for other purposes.

    Resolved,

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON RECEIPT OF CLASSIFIED INFORMATION BY SENATORS 
              CHARGED WITH CERTAIN CRIMINAL OFFENSES.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section--
            (1) the term ``covered criminal offense'' means a criminal 
        offense under Federal law relating to--
                    (A) the unlawful disclosure or improper handling of 
                classified information;
                    (B) acting as a foreign agent; or
                    (C) compromising the national security of the 
                United States; and
            (2) the term ``period a Senator is charged with a covered 
        criminal offense'' means the period--
                    (A) beginning on the date on which an indictment or 
                information is filed charging a Senator with 1 or more 
                covered criminal offenses; and
                    (B) ending on the date on which, for each such 
                covered criminal offense--
                            (i) the charge for the covered criminal 
                        offense is dismissed; or
                            (ii) the Senator is found not guilty of the 
                        covered criminal offense.
    (b) Prohibitions.--Except as provided in subsection (c), during a 
period a Senator is charged with a covered criminal offense--
            (1) the Senator may not receive any classified information, 
        including classified information received as a part of 
        information provided to the personal office of the Senator, to 
        a committee of the Senate or of Congress, or through a briefing 
        of Senators;
            (2) the Senator may not serve as a member of any committee 
        of the Senate or of Congress;
            (3) the Senator may not submit a congressionally directed 
        spending request for any appropriation bill or other 
        legislation;
            (4) it shall not be in order to include an item of 
        congressionally directed spending requested by the Senator in 
        any appropriation bill or other legislation; and
            (5) the Senator may not obligate official funds for any 
        international travel.
    (c) Waiver.--Subsection (b) may be waived with respect to a Senator 
upon an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the Members of the Senate, 
duly chosen and sworn.
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