H.R. 6193 - Improving Public Access to Documents Act of 2008
Government information. 110th Congress (2007-2008) View bill details
- Sponsor:
- Jane Harman
- Summary:
- Status:
- The bill was voted on in the House on July 30, 2008
House Vote: On Passage
PASSED by voice vote on July 30, 2008.
Other Votes:
Improving Public Access to Documents Act of 2008
H.R. 6193 — 110th Congress (2007–2008)
- Summary
- To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to unclassified information that is homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), and for other purposes. (by CRS)
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- Title
- To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to unclassified information that is homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), and for other purposes.
- Other Titles
- Improving Public Access to Documents Act of 2008
- Improving Public Access to Documents Act of 2008
- Improving Public Access to Documents Act of 2008
- Sponsor
- Jane Harman
- Co-Sponsors
- Subjects
- Government information
- Administrative procedure
- Archives
- Armed forces
- Budgets
- Civil liberties
- Cost accounting
- Criminal justice
- Defense policy
- Department of Homeland Security
- Disciplining of employees
- Dismissal of employees
- Emergency management
- Employee training
- Executive departments
- Federal employees
- Fines (Penalties)
- Freedom of information
- Government contractors
- Government employees
- Government publicity
- History
- Identification devices
- Intelligence activities
- Job training
- Law
- Misconduct in office
- National Archives and Records Administration
- Public contracts
- Security classification (Government documents)
- Technology
- Technology assessment
- Terrorism
- Transfer of employees
- Weapons of mass destruction
- Weapons systems
- Related Bills
- Major Actions
Introduced 6/05/2008 Referred to Committee Passed House 7/30/2008 - Bill History
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Chamber/Committee Motion Date Result currently selected House On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 7/29/2008 H7186-7188) 7/30/2008 PASSED by voice vote Action Date Description Introduced 6/05/2008 6/05/2008 Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security. 6/09/2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment. 6/11/2008 Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. 6/11/2008 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Unanimous Consent . 6/11/2008 Subcommittee Hearings Held. 6/26/2008 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Put on a legislative calendar 6/26/2008 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. 7/28/2008 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 110-779. Put on a legislative calendar 7/28/2008 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 498. 7/29/2008 Ms. Harman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. 7/29/2008 Considered under suspension of the rules. 7/29/2008 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6193. 7/29/2008 At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Bilirakis objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn. 7/30/2008 Considered as unfinished business. currently selected House Vote on Passage 7/30/2008 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 7/29/2008 H7186-7188) 7/31/2008 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Number Sponsor Date Offered Status
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