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

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
Passed House	2/03/2009

Bill History

• All Votes
• All Actions
• Amendments

	Chamber	Motion	Date	Result
currently selected	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.	2/03/2009	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.
currently selected	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.

	Number	Sponsor	Date Offered	Status