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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... more

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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

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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 ©2002-2008 BeSpacific® LLC. All Rights Reserved. Terms of Use for RSS Feeds. Privacy Policy ...

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