To limit the use of nondisclosure agreements for employees of the White House or the Executive Office of the President, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-4688
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4]
Introduced: 2019-10-16
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Contracts and agency

Employment discrimination and employee rights

Executive Office of the President

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Government ethics and transparency, public corruption

Government information and archives
Latest action: action_date: 2019-10-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-10-16
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill states that an officer or employee of the White House or the Executive Office of the President may not be required to sign a nondisclosure agreement. </p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4688 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 16, 2019 Mr. Johnson of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To limit the use of nondisclosure agreements for employees of the White House or the Executive Office of the President, and for other purposes.

1. Limitation on use of nondisclosure agreements for employees of the White House or the Executive Office of the President (a) In general An officer or employee of the White House or the Executive Office of the President may not be required to sign any nondisclosure agreement. (b) Limitation on enforcement No Federal funds may be used to enforce any nondisclosure agreement entered into by an officer or employee of the White House or the Executive Office of the President. (c) Application This Act shall not be construed to allow the disclosure of any information otherwise required by law, rule, or regulation to be kept secret in the interest of national security.