H.R.4806 - Reducing Over-Classification Act of 2008

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. view all titles (4)

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  • Short: Reducing Over-Classification Act of 2008 as passed house.
  • Short: Reducing Over-Classification Act of 2007 as introduced.
  • Official: 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. as introduced.
  • Short: Reducing Over-Classification Act of 2008 as reported to house.

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06/11/08
House Homeland Subcommittee Approv...

The second bill ( HR 4806 ), also sponsored by Harman, would require DHS to initially prepare all intelligence documents in an unclassifi...

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03/09/10
H.R.4806: Every Child Deserves a F...

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12/22/08
Chemical Facility Security News: A...

Adding homeland security legislation that passed in the House to spending bills is a tactic that Chairman Thompson has both advocated (se...

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10/12/08
House bills focus on improved info...

H.R. 4806, Reducing Over-Classification Act. Requires DHS to develop policies to prevent the overclassification of information and promot...

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09/15/08
Law Librarian Blog: Let's Nominate...

It also links to a comparative analysis of the two bills passed by the House -- H.R. 6575, the Over-Classification Reduction Act, which m...

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09/12/08
Letter Opposing Legislations on HR...

The Assistant Secretary Office of Legislative Affairs has transmitted a letter opposing the bills HR 3815, HR 4806, HR 6193, and HR 6098....

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09/04/08
Congress Back in Session 9-08-08

These bills was passed by the House (see: “House Passes HR 4806 and HR 6193”). They were referred to the Senate Committee on Homeland...

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08/11/08
House approves measures that addre...

H.R. 4806, Reducing Over-Classification Act: Sponsored by Rep. Jane Harman (D-Calif.), this bill would require the Homeland Security secr...

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08/11/08
recess...

hr 4806 reducing over-classification act of 2008: sponsored by rep. jane harman (d-ca), this bill requires the secretary of homeland secu...

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08/10/08
House approves measures that addre...

H.R. 4806, Reducing Over-Classification Act: Sponsored by Rep. Jane Harman (D-Calif.), this bill would require the Homeland Security secr...

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08/07/08
Groups Press Sen. Collins on HR 5577

He has announced that he will use that tactic on a number of recently passed DHS bills (see: “House Passes HR 4806 and HR 6193”). The...

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