Transparency in Security Clearance Denials Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4137 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4137 To require the Secretary of State to report annually on adverse security clearance adjudications, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 25, 2025 Mr. Lieu (for himself and Mr. Castro of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require the Secretary of State to report annually on adverse security clearance adjudications, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Transparency in Security Clearance Denials Act''. SEC. 2. ANNUAL REPORT BY SECRETARY OF STATE ON CERTAIN ADVERSE SECURITY CLEARANCE ADJUDICATIONS. (a) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report that contains, with respect to the 1-year period ending on the date of the submission of the report, the following: (1) For each type of covered adjudicative outcome, the number of individuals who received such outcome from the Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security. (2) The number of individuals who submitted to the Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security an appeal with respect to a covered adjudicative outcome, disaggregated by whether the appeal related to assignment restrictions or assignment reviews. (3) The success rate of such appeals. (4) A description of the considerations and criteria used by such employees to determine whether a co