US Congress House Bill 5706 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on July 8 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-07-20 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to the state of mind required for certain offenses involving defense information, and for other purposes. This bill amends the federal criminal code to modify the criminal liability standard for certain disclosures of national defense information. Specifically, current law makes it a crime for a person entrusted with national defense information to permit such information to be lost or removed through gross negligence. This bill eliminates gross negligence as an element the criminal offense to impose strict liability on a person who permits the loss or removal of national defense information.

To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to the state of mind required for certain offenses involving defense information, and for other purposes.

Rep. Brad Wenstrup [R-OH]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-07-20	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
2016-07-08	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2016-07-08	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5706/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr5706/BILLS-114hr5706ih.pdf