Intelligence Identities Protection Act of 1982
Public Law 97-200 · H.R. 4 · 97th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Jun 23, 1982 · Armed Forces and National Security
Sponsor: Rep. Edward Boland (D-MA-2)
Cosponsors (52): Rep. Romano Mazzoli, Rep. James Robinson,
Passage votesYeaNay
- HouseRecorded vote: 315 yea, 32 nay315–32
- SenateRecorded vote: 81 yea, 4 nay81–4
Data notes
The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.
Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Intelligence Identities Protection Act of 1982 - Amends the National Security Act of 1947 to establish criminal penalties for any person who knowingly discloses information which identifies a U.S. covert intelligence agent.
Establishes a maximum penalty of ten years' imprisonment and/or a $50,000 fine for any person who, having had authorized access to classified information which identifies a covert agent, intentionally discloses such information.
Establishes a maximum penalty of five years' imprisonment and/or a $25,000 fine for any person who, having had authorized access to classified information, learns the identity of a covert agent and intentionally discloses such information.
Establishes a maximum penalty of three years' imprisonment and/or a $15,000 fine for any person who, in the course of a "pattern of activities intended to identify" covert agents and with "reason to believe" that such activities would impair U.S. foreign intelligence activities, discloses information identifying an agent.
Directs the President to report annually to the congressional intelligence committees on measures to protect the identities of covert agents.
Who voted for it
Every House member of the 97th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 319 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.
319 yea36 nay77 present or did not vote
Democrats who voted yea(159)
Rep. Tom HarkinD-IA-5- Rep. Patricia SchroederD-CO-1
- Rep. Henry GonzálezD-TX-20
- Rep. Mickey LelandD-TX-18
Rep. Charlie RangelD-NY-19- Rep. George BrownD-CA-36
- Rep. Anthony BeilensonD-CA-23
- Rep. William FordD-MI-15
- Rep. Cardiss CollinsD-IL-7
- Rep. William BrodheadD-MI-17
- Rep. David BoniorD-MI-12
- Rep. Gus HawkinsD-CA-29
- Rep. Paul SimonD-IL-24
- Rep. Gerry StuddsD-MA-12
Rep. John DingellD-MI-16- Rep. James ShannonD-MA-5
- Rep. James ScheuerD-NY-11
Rep. Daniel AkakaD-HI-2- Rep. Robert MatsuiD-CA-3
- Rep. William CoyneD-PA-14
Rep. Nick RahallD-WV-4- Rep. Claude PepperD-FL-14
- Rep. John WilliamsD-MT-1
- Rep. Michael LowryD-WA-7
- Rep. James HowardD-NJ-3
- Rep. John MoakleyD-MA-9
- Rep. Thomas DowneyD-NY-2
- Rep. Stephen SolarzD-NY-13
Rep. Dave ObeyD-WI-7
Rep. Barney FrankD-MA-4- Rep. Joseph AddabboD-NY-7
- Rep. Norman MinetaD-CA-13
- Rep. Albert GoreD-TN-4
- Rep. Bernard DwyerD-NJ-15
Rep. Barbara MikulskiD-MD-3
Rep. Ed MarkeyD-MA-7- Rep. Robert MollohanD-WV-1
- Rep. Geraldine FerraroD-NY-9
- Rep. Donald BaileyD-PA-21
- Rep. Joseph EarlyD-MA-3
- Rep. Anthony CoelhoD-CA-15
- Rep. Charles PriceD-IL-23
- Rep. Frank GuariniD-NJ-14
- Rep. Thomas FoleyD-WA-5
- Rep. Dante FascellD-FL-15
- Rep. Mary OakarD-OH-20
- Rep. James WrightD-TX-12
- Rep. Morris UdallD-AZ-2
- Rep. Mario BiaggiD-NY-10
- Rep. Frank AnnunzioD-IL-11
- Rep. Nicholas MavroulesD-MA-6
- Rep. Carl PerkinsD-KY-7
- Rep. Adam BenjaminD-IN-1
- Rep. Dennis HertelD-MI-14
Rep. Ron WydenD-OR-3- Rep. Peter PeyserD-NY-23
- Rep. John FaryD-IL-5
- Rep. Joseph MinishD-NJ-11
- Rep. Gillis LongD-LA-8
- Rep. Jack BrooksD-TX-9
Rep. John MurthaD-PA-12- Rep. William RatchfordD-CT-5
- Rep. Tom LantosD-CA-11
- Rep. Bill AlexanderD-AR-1
- Rep. James FlorioD-NJ-1
- Rep. Henry NowakD-NY-37
- Rep. Leo ZeferettiD-NY-15
- Rep. Clement ZablockiD-WI-4
- Rep. Les AuCoinD-OR-1
- Rep. Leslie AspinD-WI-1
- Rep. Daniel RostenkowskiD-IL-8
- Rep. David EvansD-IN-6
- Rep. Robert RoeD-NJ-8
- Rep. Allan SwiftD-WA-2
- Rep. Don BonkerD-WA-3
- Rep. Fernand St. GermainD-RI-1
- Rep. Timothy WirthD-CO-2
- Rep. Joseph GaydosD-PA-20
- Rep. Edward BolandD-MA-2
- Rep. John LaFalceD-NY-36
- Rep. Stanley LundineD-NY-39
- Rep. Robert ShamanskyD-OH-12
- Rep. Charles RoseD-NC-7
- Rep. Leon PanettaD-CA-16
- Rep. Michael SynarD-OK-2
- Rep. Neal SmithD-IA-4
Rep. Byron DorganD-ND- Rep. Tom BevillD-AL-4
- Rep. Donald AlbostaD-MI-10
- Rep. Wyche FowlerD-GA-5
- Rep. Kika de la GarzaD-TX-15
- Rep. David BowenD-MS-2
- Rep. William NatcherD-KY-2
- Rep. Dick GephardtD-MO-3
- Rep. Michael BarnesD-MD-8
- Rep. Douglas WalgrenD-PA-18
- Rep. Berkley BedellD-IA-6
- Rep. Wes WatkinsD-OK-3
- Rep. Ronnie FlippoD-AL-5
- Rep. Clarence LongD-MD-2
- Rep. Jamie WhittenD-MS-1
- Rep. Robert YoungD-MO-2
- Rep. William BonerD-TN-5
- Rep. Beryl AnthonyD-AR-4
- Rep. Ed JonesD-TN-7
- Rep. James JonesD-OK-1
- Rep. Ike AndrewsD-NC-4
- Rep. Tony HallD-OH-3
- Rep. Abraham KazenD-TX-23
- Rep. Samuel StrattonD-NY-28
- Rep. Martin RussoD-IL-3
- Rep. Marilyn LloydD-TN-3
- Rep. Bill HefnerD-NC-8
- Rep. Harold VolkmerD-MO-9
- Rep. Glenn AndersonD-CA-32
- Rep. Gus YatronD-PA-6
- Rep. Royden DysonD-MD-1
- Rep. Daniel MicaD-FL-11
- Rep. Kenneth HollandD-SC-5
- Rep. Thomas LukenD-OH-2
- Rep. Romano MazzoliD-KY-3
- Rep. Don FuquaD-FL-2
- Rep. William HughesD-NJ-2
- Rep. Daniel GlickmanD-KS-4
- Rep. Charles WhitleyD-NC-3
Rep. Bill NelsonD-FL-9- Rep. Philip SharpD-IN-10
- Rep. Jack BrinkleyD-GA-3
- Rep. Lee HamiltonD-IN-9
- Rep. William PatmanD-TX-14
- Rep. Carroll HubbardD-KY-1
- Rep. Sam GibbonsD-FL-7
Rep. Ike SkeltonD-MO-4- Rep. Jake PickleD-TX-10
- Rep. Douglas ApplegateD-OH-18
- Rep. Earl HuttoD-FL-1
- Rep. David McCurdyD-OK-4
- Rep. Elliott LevitasD-GA-4
- Rep. Jack HightowerD-TX-13
- Rep. Charles BennettD-FL-3
- Rep. William NicholsD-AL-3
- Rep. Glenn EnglishD-OK-6
- Rep. Druie BarnardD-GA-10
- Rep. Kent HanceD-TX-19
- Rep. Beverly ByronD-MD-6
- Rep. Lawrence FountainD-NC-2
- Rep. John BreauxD-LA-7
Rep. Ralph HallD-TX-4- Rep. Sam HallD-TX-1
- Rep. Billy TauzinD-LA-3
- Rep. Andy IrelandD-FL-8
Rep. Richard ShelbyD-AL-7- Rep. Sonny MontgomeryD-MS-3
- Rep. James LeathD-TX-11
- Rep. Charlie StenholmD-TX-17
- Rep. Dan DanielD-VA-5
- Rep. Buddy RoemerD-LA-4
- Rep. Phil GrammD-TX-6
- Rep. Lawrence McDonaldD-GA-7
Republicans who voted yea(159)
- Rep. Harold HollenbeckR-NJ-9
- Rep. Claudine SchneiderR-RI-2
- Rep. Bill GreenR-NY-18
- Rep. Matthew RinaldoR-NJ-12
- Rep. Jim JeffordsR-VT
- Rep. Lawrence DeNardisR-CT-3
- Rep. Margaret HecklerR-MA-10
- Rep. Silvio ConteR-MA-1
- Rep. Charles DoughertyR-PA-4
- Rep. Benjamin GilmanR-NY-26
- Rep. Robert DavisR-MI-11
- Rep. Frank HortonR-NY-34
- Rep. Joseph McDadeR-PA-10
- Rep. Lyle WilliamsR-OH-19
- Rep. Jim LeachR-IA-1
Rep. Chris SmithR-NJ-4- Rep. Carl PursellR-MI-2
- Rep. Eugene AtkinsonR-PA-25
- Rep. Thomas RailsbackR-IL-19
Rep. Olympia SnoweR-ME-2- Rep. James NelliganR-PA-11
- Rep. George O’BrienR-IL-17
- Rep. William WamplerR-VA-9
- Rep. John DuncanR-TN-2
- Rep. William ClingerR-PA-23
- Rep. Harold SawyerR-MI-5
- Rep. Millicent FenwickR-NJ-5
- Rep. David EmeryR-ME-1
- Rep. Donald ClausenR-CA-2
- Rep. Jack EdwardsR-AL-1
- Rep. Thomas EvansR-DE
- Rep. Norman LentR-NY-4
- Rep. Paul FindleyR-IL-20
Rep. Ralph RegulaR-OH-16- Rep. John NapierR-SC-6
- Rep. Marge RoukemaR-NJ-7
Rep. Frank WolfR-VA-10- Rep. Thomas TaukeR-IA-2
- Rep. James DunnR-MI-6
- Rep. John HammerschmidtR-AR-3
- Rep. Stanford ParrisR-VA-8
- Rep. Earl ColemanR-MO-6
- Rep. John PorterR-IL-10
- Rep. James QuillenR-TN-1
- Rep. John RhodesR-AZ-1
- Rep. John StantonR-OH-11
- Rep. Chalmers WylieR-OH-15
- Rep. Guy Vander JagtR-MI-9
Rep. Hal RogersR-KY-5- Rep. Elwood HillisR-IN-5
- Rep. Sidney MorrisonR-WA-4
- Rep. Raymond McGrathR-NY-5
- Rep. James CoyneR-PA-8
- Rep. Doug BereuterR-NE-1
- Rep. Marion SnyderR-KY-4
- Rep. George WhitehurstR-VA-2
- Rep. Lynn MartinR-IL-16
Rep. Don YoungR-AK- Rep. Robert CoughlinR-PA-13
- Rep. William CarneyR-NY-1
- Rep. Larry HopkinsR-KY-6
- Rep. Skip BafalisR-FL-10
- Rep. Edward WeberR-OH-9
- Rep. George WortleyR-NY-32
Rep. W. Bill YoungR-FL-6- Rep. Henry HydeR-IL-6
- Rep. Charles PashayanR-CA-17
- Rep. David MartinR-NY-30
- Rep. John MyersR-IN-7
- Rep. Robert McCloryR-IL-13
- Rep. Edward MadiganR-IL-21
- Rep. Toby RothR-WI-8
- Rep. Cleveland BenedictR-WV-2
- Rep. Larry WinnR-KS-3
- Rep. Edwin BethuneR-AR-2
- Rep. Steven GundersonR-WI-3
- Rep. Floyd SpenceR-SC-2
- Rep. Newton GingrichR-GA-6
- Rep. Thomas EvansR-IA-3
- Rep. Manuel LujánR-NM-1
- Rep. Virginia SmithR-NE-3
- Rep. William BroomfieldR-MI-19
- Rep. Joseph SkeenR-NM-2
- Rep. Robert LivingstonR-LA-1
- Rep. William MooreR-LA-6
- Rep. Bob McEwenR-OH-6
- Rep. Arlan StangelandR-MN-7
- Rep. Jack KempR-NY-38
- Rep. Richard SchulzeR-PA-5
- Rep. Clay ShawR-FL-12
- Rep. Hal DaubR-NE-2
- Rep. Robert WhittakerR-KS-5
- Rep. John ErlenbornR-IL-14
- Rep. William LoweryR-CA-41
- Rep. Thomas CorcoranR-IL-15
- Rep. David StatonR-WV-3
- Rep. Edwin ForsytheR-NJ-6
- Rep. Donald RitterR-PA-15
Rep. Duncan HunterR-CA-42- Rep. James RobinsonR-VA-7
Rep. Trent LottR-MS-5- Rep. Gregory CarmanR-NY-3
- Rep. Robert MichelR-IL-18
- Rep. Michael OxleyR-OH-4
- Rep. Bill McCollumR-FL-5
- Rep. Gary LeeR-NY-33
- Rep. Eugene ChappieR-CA-1
- Rep. Bud ShusterR-PA-9
- Rep. John LeBoutillierR-NY-6
Rep. Pat RobertsR-KS-1- Rep. Robert DanielR-VA-4
- Rep. James MartinR-NC-9
- Rep. Tom BlileyR-VA-3
- Rep. Bill ThomasR-CA-18
- Rep. Kenneth KramerR-CO-5
- Rep. Robert LagomarsinoR-CA-19
- Rep. Eldon RuddR-AZ-4
- Rep. William HendonR-NC-11
Rep. Jerry LewisR-CA-37
Rep. Daniel CoatsR-IN-4- Rep. Barber ConableR-NY-35
- Rep. Thomas LoefflerR-TX-21
- Rep. Mark SiljanderR-MI-4
- Rep. William FrenzelR-MN-3
- Rep. James BroyhillR-NC-10
- Rep. William GoodlingR-PA-19
- Rep. Mickey EdwardsR-OK-5
- Rep. Marjorie HoltR-MD-4
Rep. Judd GreggR-NH-2- Rep. Thomas KindnessR-OH-8
- Rep. Delbert LattaR-OH-5
- Rep. Edward DerwinskiR-IL-4
- Rep. John WeberR-MN-6
- Rep. Carlos MoorheadR-CA-22
- Rep. John HilerR-IN-3
- Rep. Manley ButlerR-VA-6
- Rep. Richard CheneyR-WY
Rep. James SensenbrennerR-WI-9- Rep. Albert SmithR-AL-6
- Rep. Thomas HartnettR-SC-1
- Rep. James HansenR-UT-1
- Rep. Bill EmersonR-MO-10
- Rep. Clarence MillerR-OH-10
- Rep. Robert BadhamR-CA-40
Rep. Larry CraigR-ID-1- Rep. Bill ArcherR-TX-7
- Rep. Gerald SolomonR-NY-29
- Rep. Norman ShumwayR-CA-14
- Rep. Hank BrownR-CO-4
- Rep. Jack FieldsR-TX-8
- Rep. Robert WalkerR-PA-16
- Rep. George HansenR-ID-2
- Rep. William DannemeyerR-CA-39
- Rep. James JeffriesR-KS-2
- Rep. Denny SmithR-OR-2
- Rep. Phil CraneR-IL-12
- Rep. Daniel CraneR-IL-22
- Rep. Walter JohnstonR-NC-6
Rep. Ron PaulR-TX-22
Data notes
The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 478 in Voteview), matched to the vote the record cites and checked against its totals. Positions are each member’s DW-NOMINATE score for that Congress, as on the Ideology page; left to right is more liberal to more conservative. Paired and announced yea votes count as yea. Lists follow the compass, most liberal first. 1 yea vote was cast by members of neither major party and is highlighted on the compass but not listed. A name links to a profile only for members of the current Congress. A law passed by voice vote or unanimous consent has no member list, and neither does a vote Voteview has not yet recorded.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: National Security Agency and Cyber Subcommittee
Data notes
A committee links to its page only where it exists in the current Congress; older and renamed committees are named without a link.
Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 28 actions.
- Jun 23, 1982Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 97-200.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Jun 15, 1982PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Jun 10, 1982Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 81-4. Record Vote No: 170.Senate roll call 170
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 81-4. Record Vote No: 170.Senate roll call 170
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report considered in Senate.
- Jun 3, 1982Resolving differencesResolving differences · House Agreed to Conference Report by Yea-Nay Vote: 315 - 32 (Record Vote No: 131).House roll call 131
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report agreed to in House: House Agreed to Conference Report by Yea-Nay Vote: 315 - 32 (Record Vote No: 131).House roll call 131
- Jun 2, 1982Resolving differencesResolving differences · Considered by House Vote on Conference Report Postponed Until June 3 1982.
- May 20, 1982Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference Report 97-580 Filed in House.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report filed: Conference Report 97-580 Filed in House.
- May 19, 1982Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conferees agreed to file conference report.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference committee actions: Conferees agreed to file conference report.
- Mar 23, 1982Resolving differencesResolving differences · House Agreed to Request for Conference and Speaker Appointed Conferees: Boland, Mazzoli, Fowler, Hamilton, Mineta, Rodino, Edwards (CA), Robinson, Ashbrook, McClory, Hyde.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · House Disagreed to Senate Amendments by Unanimous Consent.
- Mar 18, 1982Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate insists on its amendments, asks for a conference, appoints conferees Thurmond; Denton; East; Biden; Leahy; Chafee; Lugar; Jackson; Bentsen.
- FloorFloor · Passed Senate in lieu of S. 391 with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 90-6. Record Vote No: 55.Senate roll call 55
- Sep 23, 1981FloorFloor · Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 354 - 56 (Record Vote No: 219).House roll call 219
- FloorFloor · House Agreed to Amendments Adopted by the Committee of the Whole.
- FloorFloor · Rule Passed House.
- Sep 10, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee
- Jul 22, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee
- Jul 16, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Reported by National Security Agency and Cyber Subcommittee of the House Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by National Security Agency and Cyber Subcommittee of the House Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee
- Apr 8, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by National Security Agency and Cyber Subcommittee of the House Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee
- Apr 7, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Referred to National Security Agency and Cyber Subcommittee of the House Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee
- Jan 5, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
Data notes
Shows the introduction, each committee and subcommittee step the source dates (referral, hearings, markup, report, discharge), and the floor, conference, presidential and became-law steps. Calendar placements, messages between the chambers, amendments and committee report numbers are not shown for laws before the 108th Congress. Two entries the source lists twice are shown once.
Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.