# 114-hr-5697: Taking Responsibility Using Secured Technologies Act of 2016

114-hr-5697, Taking Responsibility Using Secured Technologies Act of 2016, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] (R-TX); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-5697
- Congress: 114
- Title: Taking Responsibility Using Secured Technologies Act of 2016
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- Introduced: 2016-07-08
- Sponsor: Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 12
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Taking Responsibility Using Secured Technologies Act of 2016 This bill expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton should have any security clearance she holds revoked and should be denied access to classified information unless she earns the legal right to such access, and (2) any of her colleagues who demonstrated extreme carelessness in their handling of classified information should no longer have access to that information. The bill prohibits granting a security clearance to, and requires revocation of the security clearance of, any federal officer or employee who has exercised extreme carelessness in the handling of classified information. The bill also amends a provision of the federal criminal code that subjects to criminal penalties anyone entrusted with, or having lawful possession or control of, national defense information who, through gross negligence, permits that information to be removed from its proper place of custody or delivered to anyone or to be lost, stolen, abstracted, or destroyed. The bill explicitly states that "gross negligence," for these purposes, includes extreme or reckless carelessness.

## Cosponsors (12)

- Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] (R-TX), 2016-07-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mulvaney, Mick [R-SC-5] (R-SC), 2016-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Noem, Kristi L. [R-SD-At Large] (R-SD), 2016-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA), 2016-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Farenthold, Blake [R-TX-27] (R-TX), 2016-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Zinke, Ryan K. [R-MT-1] (R-MT), 2016-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bridenstine, Jim [R-OK-1] (R-OK), 2016-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2] (R-KS), 2016-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hice, Jody B. [R-GA-10] (R-GA), 2016-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] (R-NC), 2016-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] (R-TX), 2016-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Collins, Chris [R-NY-27] (R-NY), 2016-07-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-3929: Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 114-hr-1624: Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act
- 114-hr-1190: Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015
- 114-hr-24: Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2015
- 114-hr-160: Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015
- 114-hr-4773: Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act

## Sources
- [114-hr-5697 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5697)

## Related
- [114-hr-3929: Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3929)
- [114-hr-1624: Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1624)
- [114-hr-1190: Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1190)
- [114-hr-24: Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-24)
- [114-hr-160: Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-160)
- [114-hr-4773: Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4773)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5697 (as of 2025-11-18).