H.R. 553 - Reducing Over-Classification Act of 2009

Reducing Over-Classification Act of 2009

H.R. 553 — 111^th Congress (2009–2010)

Keywords

Department of Homeland Security

Summary

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and other information and to promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security and other information, and for other purposes. (by CRS)

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Title

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and other information and to promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security and other information, and for other purposes.

Other Titles

• Reducing Over-Classification Act of 2009
• Reducing Over-Classification Act of 2009
• Reducing Over-Classification Act
• Reducing Over-Classification Act

Sponsor

Jane Harman

Co-Sponsors

Subjects

• Emergency management
• Administrative law and regulatory procedures
• Administrative remedies
• Department of Homeland Security
• Employment and training programs
• Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
• Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
• Government information and archives
• Homeland security
• Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
• National Archives and Records Administration
• Terrorism

Related Bills

Major Actions

Introduced	1/15/2009
Referred to Committee
Amendments (1 proposed)
Passed House	2/03/2009
Passed Senate	9/27/2010
Signed by President	10/07/2010

Bill History

• All Votes
• All Actions
• Amendments

	Chamber/Committee	Motion	Date	Result
select this vote	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.	2/03/2009	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	Senate	Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.	9/27/2010	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	Senate	Amendment SA 4661 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.	9/27/2010	PASSED by voice vote

	Action	Date	Description
	Introduced	1/15/2009
		1/15/2009	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E100)
		1/15/2009	Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
		2/03/2009	Mr. Thompson (MS) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
		2/03/2009	Considered under suspension of the rules.
		2/03/2009	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 553.
select this vote	House Vote on Passage	2/03/2009	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
		2/04/2009	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
	Put on a legislative calendar	11/04/2009	Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
		5/27/2010	Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 111-200.
	Put on a legislative calendar	5/27/2010	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 413.
		9/27/2010	Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
select this vote	Senate Vote on Passage	9/27/2010	Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
		9/27/2010	Amendment SA 4661 proposed by Senator Durbin for Senator Lieberman.
select this vote	Vote	9/27/2010	Amendment SA 4661 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
		9/28/2010	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
		9/28/2010	Ms. Harman moved that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment.
		9/28/2010	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on the motion to suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment to H.R. 553.
		9/28/2010	On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by voice vote.
	Presented to President	9/28/2010	Cleared for White House.
	Presented to President	9/30/2010	Presented to President.
	Signed	10/07/2010	Signed by President.

	Number	Sponsor	Date Offered	Status
select this vote	S. Amdt. 4661	Lieberman, Joseph [I-CT]	September 27, 2010	Passed by voice vote on September 26, 2010.
	In the nature of a substitute. Show amendment details