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: full_name: Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]
Introduced: 2017-03-30
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
Latest action: action_date: 2017-04-07
text: Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 40.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-03-30
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>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:</p> <ul> <li>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; </li> <li>dissemination by DHS of information regarding such interference, as announced in such statement; </li> <li>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</li> <li>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. </li> </ul> <ul> </ul>

action_date: 2017-04-07
action_desc: Reported to House without amendment
text: <p>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)</p> <p>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:</p> <ul> <li>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; </li> <li>dissemination by DHS of information regarding such interference, as announced in such statement; </li> <li>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</li> <li>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. </li> </ul> <ul> </ul>

tv_txt: IV 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 235 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 30, 2017 Mr. Thompson of Mississippi submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security RESOLUTION 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.

That, not later than 14 days after the date of the adoption of this resolution, the Secretary of Homeland Security is directed to transmit to the House of Representatives, to the extent that such information is in the possession of the Secretary, copies of any document, record, memo, correspondence, or other communication or any portion of any such communication of the Department of Homeland Security (in a classified format, if necessary), that refers or relates to the following: (1) Research, integration, and analysis activities of the Department relating to interference with the elections for Federal office held in 2016 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, 2016, and December 29, 2016. (2) Dissemination by the Department of information regarding interference with the elections for Federal office held in 2016 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, 2016, and December 29, 2016. (3) Research into cyber compromises of emails of United States persons and institutions by or at the direction of the Russian Government to interfere with the elections for Federal office held in 2016. (4) 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 the elections for Federal office held in 2016 issued by the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation on December 29, 2016.

tv_txt: IV House Calendar No. 40 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 235 [Report No. 115–89] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 30, 2017 Mr. Thompson of Mississippi submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security April 7, 2017 Additional sponsors: Ms. Jackson Lee , Mr. Langevin , Mr. Richmond , Mr. Keating , Mr. Payne , Mr. Vela , Mrs. Watson Coleman , Miss Rice of New York , Mr. Correa , Mrs. Demings , and Ms. Barragán April 7, 2017 Reported adversely, referred to the House Calendar, and ordered to be printed RESOLUTION 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.

That, not later than 14 days after the date of the adoption of this resolution, the Secretary of Homeland Security is directed to transmit to the House of Representatives, to the extent that such information is in the possession of the Secretary, copies of any document, record, memo, correspondence, or other communication or any portion of any such communication of the Department of Homeland Security (in a classified format, if necessary), that refers or relates to the following: (1) Research, integration, and analysis activities of the Department relating to interference with the elections for Federal office held in 2016 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, 2016, and December 29, 2016. (2) Dissemination by the Department of information regarding interference with the elections for Federal office held in 2016 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, 2016, and December 29, 2016. (3) Research into cyber compromises of emails of United States persons and institutions by or at the direction of the Russian Government to interfere with the elections for Federal office held in 2016. (4) 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 the elections for Federal office held in 2016 issued by the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation on December 29, 2016.

April 7, 2017 Reported adversely, referred to the House Calendar, and ordered to be printed