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House vote: H.R. 6237 // July 12, 2018

Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018 and 2019

Sponsor: Devin Nunes (R-CA)

This bill authorizes for FY2018 and FY2019 the intelligence-related activities of the: Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); Department of Defense; Defense Intelligence Agency; National Security Agency; Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force; Coast Guard; Departments of State, Treasury, Energy, and Justice; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Drug Enforcement Administration; National Reconnaissance Office; National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency; and Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The bill also authorizes for FY2018 and FY2019 the CIA Retirement and Disability System and revises the computation of annuities under that system. In addition, the bill: requires the ODNI, the FBI, and DHS to jointly brief Congress on any significant foreign cyber intrusion on a federal election; directs various agencies to report to Congress on intelligence matters including security clearances, security threats to federal elections, financing of Russian influence campaigns, and specified intelligence-community employment matters; and otherwise modifies provisions regarding the intelligence community.

Armed Forces and National Security Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

Who won, and how much of the country was behind them

Won the vote · Yea

363 votes, representing 210,837,637 people83.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

54 votes, representing 32,187,048 people12.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.0% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon36383.3%
NayLost5412.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.0%