# 119-hr-1591: Security Clearance Review Act

119-hr-1591, Security Clearance Review Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA); status introduced (as of 2025-12-21).

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- As of: 2025-12-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1591
- Congress: 119
- Title: Security Clearance Review Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-26
- Sponsor: Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA)
- Cosponsors: 22
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Centralizes final security-clearance and classified-access decisions for White House political appointees and special government employees with the FBI Director.** This bill would require FBI-made denials, suspensions, or revocations to trigger immediate notice to the President and to Congress and would force a written explanation if the President overturns an FBI decision within 30 days. - Political appointees and special government employees: Would bar employment, detailing, or assignment to the Executive Office of the President unless the arrangement is clearly consistent with national security and the FBI Director grants the clearance or access decision. - President and Congress: Would require the FBI Director to notify the President and appropriate congressional committees on the date of any denial, suspension, or revocation. If the President reverses or fails to recognize an FBI determination the President must send a written explanation to those committees within 30 days. - FBI and accountability: Would make the FBI Director the central decision point for these EOP clearances, and relies on existing statutory definitions for who counts as a political appointee or special government employee.

## Cosponsors (22)

- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2025-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2025-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2025-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY), 2025-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2025-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2025-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA), 2025-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2025-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2025-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] (D-CA), 2025-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2025-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2025-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10] (D-VA), 2025-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2025-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2025-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2025-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3] (D-MI), 2025-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2025-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2025-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2025-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] (D-KS), 2025-03-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- FBI would decide clearances for White House appointees and advisers: mixed, low. If enacted, the FBI Director would make the final call on security clearances and classified access for White House political appointees and special government employees. These individuals could only work in, be detailed to, or be assigned to the Executive Office of the President if that is clearly…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1810: Safe Schools Improvement Act
- 119-hr-999: Right to Contraception Act
- 119-hr-14: John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-1591 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1591)

## Related
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1589)
- [119-hr-1810: Safe Schools Improvement Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1810)
- [119-hr-999: Right to Contraception Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-999)
- [119-hr-14: John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-14)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1591 (as of 2025-12-21).