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H.R. 2434: Civilian Contractors Engaged in Intelligence Activities Reduction Act of 2013

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H.R. 2434: Civilian Contractors Engaged in Intelligence Activities Reduction Act of 2013

113th Congress · introduced 2013-06-19 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2013-06-19 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select). Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Civilian Contractors Engaged in Intelligence Activities Reduction Act of 2013

Plain summary

Civilian Contractors Engaged in Intelligence Activities Reduction Act of 2013 - Requires the Director of National Intelligence: (1) to study the extent to which contractors are used in the conduct of intelligence activities and the type of information to which such contractors have access; (2) by December 31, 2013, to submit a report containing the results of the study and a plan for reducing the number of intelligence community contractors with top secret security clearances that are engaged in intelligence activities, including analysis, by 25%; and (3) by December 31, 2014, to make such reduction.

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Official text

Civilian Contractors Engaged in Intelligence Activities Reduction Act of 2013

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] · 18 cosponsors

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Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Hakeem S. Jeffries (D-NY), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr2434 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113