Directing the Secretary of Homeland Security to transmit certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the Department of Homeland Security's research, integration, and analysis activities relating to Russian Government interference in the elections for Federal office held in 2016.

Bill: 115-hres-235
Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]
Introduced: 2017-03-30 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Computer security and identity theft
Congressional oversight
Congressional-executive branch relations
Department of Homeland Security
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Federal officials
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Russia
Subversive activities

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: 
Directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to transmit to the House of Representatives copies of any document, correspondence, or other communication of DHS that refers or relates to:
 
 
DHS research, integration, and analysis activities relating to interference with the 2016 elections by or at the direction of the Russian government, as announced in a joint statement with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence on October 7 and December 29, 2016; 
 
dissemination by DHS of information regarding such interference, as announced in such statement; 
 
research into cyber compromises of email of U.S. persons and institutions by or at the direction of the Russian government to interfere with such elections; and
 
integration, analysis, and dissemination of the Joint Analysis Report detailing the tools and infrastructure used by Russian intelligence services to compromise and exploit networks and infrastructure associated with such elections issued by DHS and the Federal Bureau of Investigation on December 29, 2016. 
 
 
 

action_date: 2017-04-07
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
 
Directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to transmit to the House of Representatives copies of any document, correspondence, or other communication of DHS that refers or relates to:
 
 
DHS research, integration, and analysis activities relating to interference with the 2016 elections by or at the direction of the Russian government, as announced in a joint statement with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence on October 7 and December 29, 2016; 
 
dissemination by DHS of information regarding such interference, as announced in such statement; 
 
research into cyber compromises of email of U.S. persons and institutions by or at the direction of the Russian government to interfere with such elections; and
 
integration, analysis, and dissemination of the Joint Analysis Report detailing the tools and infrastructure used by Russian intelligence services to compromise and exploit networks and infrastructure associated with such elections issued by DHS and the Federal Bureau of Investigation on December 29, 2016. 
 
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-04-07
text: Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 40.
action_date: 2017-04-07
text: Reported adversely by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 115-89.
action_date: 2017-04-07
text: Reported adversely by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 115-89.
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: Introduced in House