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119-hres-265119th Congress

Condemning the Trump administration for the use of an unauthorized method of communicating highly sensitive or potentially classified information regarding a United States military operation via the messaging platform "Signal".

Sponsored By: Representative Johnson, Julie [D-TX-32]

Introduced

Summary

Protect classified information. This resolution would condemn administration officials for using the commercial messaging app Signal to discuss highly sensitive or potentially classified U.S. military operations and would push for investigations and tighter rules on how classified material is handled.

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  • Servicemembers: Says those discussions risk endangering American servicemembers by discussing operations in an unsecured, unclassified setting and sharing details with at least one nongovernmental party.
  • Executive branch officials: Calls for reviews and investigations into all communication methods, including Signal and other unapproved services, to determine whether federal laws on classified information were violated and to hold violators accountable.
  • National security procedures: Calls for a review of procedures and systems and requires that highly sensitive or classified information be communicated inside a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF); it also declares communication of classified information outside a SCIF prohibited.
  • U.S. national security posture: Cites past attempts by China and Russia to access sensitive U.S. data to argue that using public commercial platforms could increase foreign access risks.

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Johnson, Julie [D-TX-32]

TX • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2]

    HI • D

    Sponsored 3/27/2025

  • Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]

    DC • D

    Sponsored 3/27/2025

  • Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 3/27/2025

  • Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4]

    GA • D

    Sponsored 3/27/2025

  • Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 4/8/2025

  • Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 4/8/2025

  • Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13]

    MI • D

    Sponsored 4/8/2025

  • Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 4/8/2025

  • Rep. Olszewski, Johnny [D-MD-2]

    MD • D

    Sponsored 4/8/2025

  • Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 4/9/2025

  • Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11]

    OH • D

    Sponsored 4/10/2025

  • Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5]

    GA • D

    Sponsored 4/29/2025

  • Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]

    MA • D

    Sponsored 5/9/2025

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