United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 700 (115th)
Transparency in National Security Act of 2017
Introduced
24 January 2017
Last action
24 January 2017 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Sponsors
Jackie Walorski
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
11 August 2025
Summary
Transparency in National Security Act of 2017 This bill amends the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to include the National Security Council (NSC) within the definition of "agency," thus applying FOIA's requirements to the NSC. Such amendment shall apply with respect to any record created by the NSC before, on, or after this bill's enactment.
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Timeline
24 January 2017
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Source: IntroReferral
24 January 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
24 January 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 24 January 2017 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 24 January 2017
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 24 January 2017
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 24 January 2017
Sponsors
- Jackie Walorski · R · Sponsor
- · hsgo00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/700
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/700
- us · 115-hr-700 · source updated 11 August 2025