H.R. 2729: OOPs Act

115th Congress · introduced 2017-05-25 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Where it came from: introduced 2017-05-25 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Referred to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

OOPs Act

Plain summary

Oppose Oversharing by Presidents Act or the OOPs Act This bill amends the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 to require the National Security Council, in consultation with the Department of Justice and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, to ensure a mitigation process and protocols are in place if the President publicly discloses classified intelligence without notifying the congressional intelligence committees. If the President authorizes the public disclosure of classified information, the President is responsible for notifying the congressional intelligence committees of that disclosure.

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Official text

OOPs Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2] · 3 cosponsors

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Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA)

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr2729.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>

Record fed-us-cong115-hr2729 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115