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Electronic Communications Preservation Act

To amend title 44, United States Code, to require preservation of certain electronic records by Federal agencies, to require a certification and reports relating to Presidential records, and for other purposes.

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7/9/2008--Passed House amended. Electronic Message Preservation Act - Requires the Archivist of the United States to promulgate regulations governing federal agency preservation of electronic messages that are federal records and to periodically review and amend, as necessary, such regulat... morehide bill summary

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Number	Status	Purpose
H.Amdt1107	Offered
H.Amdt1108	Pass	An amendment offered pursuant to the instructions contained in the Tom Davis (VA) motion to recommit.

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
April 15, 2008		July 09, 2008

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July 09, 2008Roll call number 477 in the House
Question: On Passage: H R 5811 Electronic Message Preservation Act
Required percentage of 'Aye' votes: 1/2 (50%)	Percentage of 'aye' votes: 65%	Result: Passed

Date	Chamber	Question	Aye	Nay	Result
July 09, 2008	House	H.R.5811 Electronic Communications Preservation Act On Passage: H R 5811 Electronic Message Preservation Act	286	137	Passed	See Vote
July 09, 2008	House	H.R.5811 Electronic Communications Preservation Act On Motion to Recommit with Instructions: H R 5811 Electronic Message Preservation Act	419	1	Passed	See Vote

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Jul 10, 2008: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Passed roll in the House on Jul 09, 2008. On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 286 - 137 (Roll no. 477).
Jul 09, 2008: On motion to recommit with instructions Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 419 - 1, 2 Present (Roll no. 476).
Jul 09, 2008: The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
Jul 09, 2008: DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Tom Davis motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to report the same back to the House with an amendment to prevent unauthorized removal of classified records from National Archives.
Jul 09, 2008: The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
Jul 09, 2008: Mr. Davis, Tom moved to recommit with instructions to Oversight and Government.
Jul 09, 2008: Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 5811 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. The amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted.
Jul 09, 2008: Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1318.
Jul 09, 2008: DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 5811.
Jul 09, 2008: Rule H. Res. 1318 passed House.
Jul 08, 2008: Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1318 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 5811 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. The amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted.
Added to calendar on Jun 11, 2008: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 450..
Jun 11, 2008: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government. H. Rept. 110-709.
May 01, 2008: Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives Discharged.
Added to calendar on May 01, 2008: Ordered to be Reported Without Recommendation (Amended) by Voice Vote..
May 01, 2008: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Added to calendar on May 01, 2008: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote..
Apr 16, 2008: Referred for a period ending not later than April 16, 2008, (or for a later time if the Chairman so designates) to the Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives.
Apr 15, 2008: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Introduced on Apr 15, 2008.

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June 13, 2008 Advocacy Group for History Endorses Electronic-Records Bill

The bill, HR 5811, was introduced by Rep. Henry A. Waxman of California, a Democrat who is chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. ...

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May 29, 2008 Out with the Old, in With the New

We've told you about HR 5811, a bill pending in the House of Representatives that would dramatically change the way your agency collects and stores ...

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May 22, 2008 They Knew, and Didn't do it Anyway

As Congress debates HR 5811, a bill that would tighten up record keeping policy at the agencies and put a new layer of controls in place, members of the ...

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January 05, 2009 The Posterity Project: Weekly Roundup Special Edition ...

This report provides a brief overview of the federal presidential libraries system and tracks the progress of related legislation (H.R. 1254, H.R. 1255, H.R. 5811, S. 886)." Bush e-records: an update. L'Archivista - Jan 2, 2009 ...

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January 04, 2009 Presidential Libraries: The Federal System and Related Legislation ...

This report provides a brief overview of the federal presidential libraries system and tracks the progress of related legislation (H.R. 1254, H.R. 1255, H.R. 5811, S. 886). It will be updated as events recommend. Available Versions: ...

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January 03, 2009 beSpacific: CRS: Presidential Libraries: The Federal System and ...

H.R. 5811, S. 886)." Permanent Link Topic(s): E-Government, E-Records, Government Documents, Legal Research, Libraries. Copyright Â©2002-2008 BeSpacificÂ® LLC. All Rights Reserved. Terms of Use for RSS Feeds. Privacy Policy ...

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Electronic Communications Preservation Act

To amend title 44, United States Code, to require preservation of certain electronic records by Federal agencies, to require a certification and reports relating to Presidential records, and for other purposes.

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