H.R. 6237: Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018 and 2019
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H.R. 6237: Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018 and 2019
115th Congress · introduced 2018-06-27 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Received in the Senate.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2018-06-27 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Nunes, Devin [R-CA-22] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 326 (2018): On Passage, HR6237 (2018-07-12), Passed. See all
- Where it stands now: Received in the Senate. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018 and 2019
Plain summary
Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018 and 2019 This bill authorizes for FY2018 and FY2019 the intelligence-related activities of the: Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); Department of Defense; Defense Intelligence Agency; National Security Agency; Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force; Coast Guard; Departments of State, Treasury, Energy, and Justice; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Drug Enforcement Administration; National Reconnaissance Office; National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency; and Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The bill also authorizes for FY2018 and FY2019 the CIA Retirement and Disability System and revises the computation of annuities under that system. In addition, the bill: requires the ODNI, the FBI, and DHS to jointly brief Congress on any significant foreign cyber intrusion on a federal election; directs various agencies to report to Congress on intelligence matters including security clearances, security threats to federal elections, financing of Russian influence campaigns, and specified intelligence-community employment matters; and otherwise modifies provisions regarding the intelligence community.
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018 and 2019
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Nunes, Devin [R-CA-22] · 0 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 6237, Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018 and 2019 (2018-07-02); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 6237, Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018 and 2019 (2018-07-11)
Recorded votes
- House roll call 326 (2018): On Passage, HR6237 (2018-07-12): Passed
Words on this page, explained (4)
- Authorization
- A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
- Bill
- A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
- Fiscal year
- The 12-month period a government uses for its budget. The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30 and is named for the calendar year in which it ends. Most states use July 1 to June 30.
- Securities
- Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr6237.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>
Record fed-us-cong115-hr6237 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115