H.R. 804: Protect the National Security Council From Political Interference Act of 2017

115th Congress · introduced 2017-02-01 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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 2017-02-01 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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

Protect the National Security Council From Political Interference Act of 2017

Plain summary

Protect the National Security Council From Political Interference Act of 2017 This bill amends the National Security Act of 1947 to prohibit the President from designating any individual whose primary or predominant responsibility is political in nature to serve as a member of the National Security Council (NSC) or to regularly attend or participate in NSC meetings or meetings convened under the auspices of the NSC, including Principals Committee meetings. Organized under presidential memorandum, the Principals Committee is a cabinet-level senior interagency forum chaired by the National Security Advisor or the Homeland Security Advisor to consider policies that affect U.S. national security interests. The bill expresses the sense of Congress that no limitations should be imposed on the ability of the Director of National Intelligence or the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, or their designees, to attend any Principals Committee meeting convened under the auspices of the NSC or any other senior interagency meeting convened to consider policy issues that affect U.S. national security interests.

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Official text

Protect the National Security Council From Political Interference Act of 2017

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7] · 182 cosponsors

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Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), Grace Meng (D-NY), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Bill Foster (D-IL), John Garamendi (D-CA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Peter Welch (D-VT), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), James A. Himes (D-CT), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Darren Soto (D-FL), Jim Costa (D-CA), Judy Chu (D-CA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Adam Smith (D-WA), J. Luis Correa (D-CA), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Mark Takano (D-CA), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and 122 more.

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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-115hr804.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>

Record fed-us-cong115-hr804 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115