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- H.R.5706
H.R.5706: 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.
About This Bill
- Introduced July 8, 2016
- Latest Major Action July 20, 2016
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Bill Summary
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...
(Source: Library of Congress)
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Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| July 20, 2016 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
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| July 8, 2016 |
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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| July 8, 2016 |
Introduced in the House by Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) |