# 116-hr-6002: National Security Transparency Act

116-hr-6002, National Security Transparency Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6002
- Congress: 116
- Title: National Security Transparency Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability.
- Introduced: 2020-02-27
- Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

National Security Transparency Act This bill requires an individual serving as an acting official in certain positions related to national security to periodically appear before Congress. This requirement shall apply to an individual acting as the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, the Director of the National Security Agency, or the Director of National Intelligence. (Individuals serving in these positions must receive Senate confirmation, but the President may appoint without confirmation an acting official to perform the position's duties on a temporary basis.)

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## Sources
- [116-hr-6002 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6002)

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- [116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8662)
- [116-hr-8595: To nullify the effect of Executive Order 13950 relating to combating race and s…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8595)
- [116-hr-8585: American Right to Family Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8585)
- [116-hr-8402: To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain a statue of Ruth Bader G…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8402)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6002 (as of 2025-11-18).