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Improving Public Access to Documents Act of 2008
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to unclassified information that is homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), and for other purposes.
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- Short: Improving Public Access to Documents Act of 2008 as passed house.
- Short: Improving Public Access to Documents Act of 2008 as reported to house.
- Official: To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to unclassified information that is homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), and for other purposes. as introduced.
- Short: Improving Public Access to Documents Act of 2008 as introduced.
6/5/2008--Introduced.
Improving Public Access to Documents Act of 2008 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to implement theSee Full Bill Text
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| Introduced |  | Voted on by House |  | Voted on by Senate |  | Considered By President |  | Bill Becomes Law |
| June 05, 2008 | July 30, 2008 | | | |
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- Jul 31, 2008: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Passed by voice vote in the House on Jul 30, 2008. On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 7/29/2008 H7186-7188)
- Jul 30, 2008: Considered as unfinished business.
- Passed by voice vote in the House on Jul 30, 2008. On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
- Jul 29, 2008: At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Bilirakis objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
- Jul 29, 2008: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6193.
- Jul 29, 2008: Considered under suspension of the rules.
- Jul 29, 2008: Ms. Harman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Added to calendar on Jul 28, 2008: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 498..
- Jul 28, 2008: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 110-779.
- Added to calendar on Jun 26, 2008: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote..
- Jun 26, 2008: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jun 11, 2008: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Unanimous Consent .
- Jun 11, 2008: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jun 11, 2008: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Jun 09, 2008: Referred to the Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment.
- Jun 05, 2008: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
- Introduced on Jun 05, 2008.
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I had just posted my blog entry about HR 4806 and then I saw the news from Chairman Thompson that it, along with HR 6193 and a bunch of other homeland security committee bills, had passed in the House of Representatives. ...
One bill (HR 6193) sponsored by Jane Harman, D-Calif., would require the Department of Homeland Security to develop policies to allow unclassified information to flow to state and local law enforcement authorities, first-responders and ...
Well, it took just one month, but the House Homeland Security Committee finally completed its report on HR 6193. The committee report (House Report 110-779) and the amended bill are now available for review on the Library of Congress ...
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