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HRES500Referred to Committee

Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require employees of the House to be subject to criminal background checks conducted by the United States Capitol Police, and for other purposes.

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-06-11
Introduced
8
Cosponsors
HRES
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Type

Sponsor

Kat Cammack
Kat Cammack
Republican · FL · Representative
Votes with party: 93.4% (664 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/C001039

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (8)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

8 cosponsors on record at Congress.gov. The named list is syncing into Govwatch and will appear here shortly — view on Congress.gov in the meantime.

Latest Action

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Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

2025-06-11

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

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  • House Committee on RulesReferred To · 2025-06-11

Plain-English Summary

The proposal would require all House of Representatives employees to undergo criminal background checks performed by the Capitol Police, strengthening security screening for people who work in Congress. This would apply to staff members across all congressional offices and support positions, helping ensure that individuals with certain criminal histories don't have access to the Capitol building or sensitive congressional operations.

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