About the bill
Among President Trump’s closest advisors is Stephen Bannon, a leader of the alt-right movement and co-founder of Breitbart, one of the most popular websites for the ideology. He served as chief executive of Trump’s campaign and now serves as chief strategist to the president. Many critics believe that he’s racist, misogynist, and xenophobic. Bannon, for what it’s worth, denies the validity of attacks Democrats level against him, calling himself an “economic nationalist” in response to critics who called him a “white nationalist.”
A few weeks ago, Bannon was appointed a regular attendee of National Security Council (NSC) meetings. The top-secret advisory board for the president has never regularly featured somebody in a position akin to Bannon’s, dating back to the council’s inception in 1947. A new Democrat-introduced bill would remove …
Sponsor and status
115th Congress (2017–2019)
This bill was introduced on February 1, 2017, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.
Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).
182 Cosponsors (182 Democrats)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“NEWS: Murphy: Steve Bannon off NSC is Victory for Democracy”
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Rep. Stephanie Murphy [D-FL7, 2017-2022]
(Sponsor)
on Apr 5, 2017
“DeGette: Bannons Removal from NSC Puts More Grown-Ups In Charge”
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Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO1]
(Co-sponsor)
on Apr 5, 2017
“Congressman Pallone Calls for Firing of Bannon, Gorka and Miller”
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Rep. Frank Pallone [D-NJ6]
(Co-sponsor)
on Aug 15, 2017
History
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Feb 1, 2017
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Introduced
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H.R. 804 (115th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
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This bill was introduced in the 115th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2017 to Jan 3, 2019. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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