# 119-hr-4137: Transparency in Security Clearance Denials Act

119-hr-4137, Transparency in Security Clearance Denials Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4137
- Congress: 119
- Title: Transparency in Security Clearance Denials Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-06-25
- Sponsor: Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Transparency in State Department security-clearance decisions** would be the bill's main goal by requiring annual, detailed reports on denials, suspensions, revocations, and appeals. Reports would break down outcomes by job type and by demographic categories. - State Department employees would be listed separately for unfavorable adjudications, covering Foreign Service officers, civil service employees, and other positions. - People who appealed would see counts of appeals, whether appeals concerned assignment restrictions or assignment reviews, and the appeals' success rate. - Congressional oversight would get annual reports to the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, with the first report covering January 1, 2024 through the submission date.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] (D-TX), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Yearly report on State Department clearance denials: benefit, low. The State Department would need to send a report to the House Foreign Affairs and Senate Foreign Relations Committees. It would be due within 90 days of enactment and then each year. The first report would cover January 1, 2024 through the date it is sent. Each report would show how many denials, s…

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- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-hr-4137 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4137)

## Related
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- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4137 (as of 2026-04-21).