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H.R.5811

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Electronic Message 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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4/15/2008--Introduced.
Electronic Communications Preservation Act - Requires:
(1) the Archivist of the United States to promulgate regulations governing agency preservation of electronic communications that are records;
(2) agencies to comply with such regulat... moreSee Full Bill Text

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April 15, 2008July 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

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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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July 16, 2008 Open Government Progress, Call for UNITY and Convention Updates

SPJ joined OpenTheGovernment.org and other organizations to submit a letter of support for HR 5811 (aka the Electronic Communications Preservation Act). This act would require the US Archivist to establish standards for the capture, ...

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July 13, 2008 House Passes Bill to Preserve Executive Branch’s Electronic Records

Washington — Ignoring a veto threatened by the White House, the US House of Representatives has passed a bill to preserve federal electronic records, the Electronic Records Preservation Act (HR 5811), by a vote of 286 to 137. ...

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July 13, 2008 How Ohioans voted last week

House of Representatives • HR 5811. Passage of a bill establishing new requirements for preserving White House and executive-branch agency e-mails. President Bush has threatened a veto.

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