Senate bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law

Security Clearance Oversight and Reform Enhancement Act

S. 1276Introduced Jul 10, 2013Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Sponsor: Sen. Jon Tester D-MT

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Where it went

IntroducedJul 10, 2013
Committee actionJul 31, 2013
Passed SenateOct 10, 2013 · by unanimous consent
Passed House—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Oct 11, 2013 — Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 1276.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 1276, Security Clearance Oversight and Reform Enhancement Act” on August 27, 2013. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on July 31, 2013”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 27, 2013 ↗
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/44535
CBO publication date
August 27, 2013
Congress.gov bill record
S. 1276, 113th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 113-111 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on September 25, 2013.
Source: Congress.gov, reported September 25, 2013 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
S. 1276, 113th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/s/1276
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
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Congress.gov noteFor further action, see H.R.2860, which became Public Law 113-80 on 2/12/2014.
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Congress.gov bill record
S. 1276, 113th Congress
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https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/s/1276
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 23, 2026
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

7 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 4 Democrats

3 of 7 cosponsors (43%) are from the other party.

Max Baucus (D-MT), Mark Begich (D-AK), Tom Coburn (R-OK), Ron Johnson (R-WI), Claire McCaskill (D-MO), Clarence Nelson (D-FL), Rob Portman (R-OH).

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