H.R.4858 - Public Online Information Act of 2010

To establish an advisory committee to issue nonbinding government-wide guidelines on making public information available on the Internet, to require publicly available Government information held by the executive branch to be made available on the Internet, to express the sense of Congress that publicly available information held by the legislative and judicial branches should be available on the Internet, and for other purposes. view all titles (4)

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  • Official: To establish an advisory committee to issue nonbinding government-wide guidelines on making public information available on the Internet, to require publicly available Government information held by the executive branch to be made available on the Internet, to express the sense of Congress that publicly available information held by the legislative and judicial branches should be available on the Internet, and for other purposes. as introduced.
  • Popular: Public Online Information Act of 2010 as introduced.
  • Short: Public Online Information Act of 2010 as introduced.
  • Official: To establish an advisory committee to issue nonbinding governmentwide guidelines on making public information available on the Internet, to require publicly available Government information held by the executive branch to be made available on the Internet, to express the sense of Congress that publicly available information held by the legislative and judicial branches should be available on the Internet, and for other purposes. as introduced.

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01/02/11
Open access in 2010 (SPARC)

Steve Israel (D-NY) introduced the Public Online Information Act (HR 4858), mandating OA for all government information currently required to be public but currently available only in print. (For other OA mandate bills in the US, ...

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01/01/11
Blogging isn't dead, influence contests should be, and hyperlinks ...

Will you support H.R.4858? http://bit.ly/bRRACW #1q 1 hour ago; RT @DruidSmith Looks good! RT @jahendler My #semweb #opendata #gov20 research agenda for 2011 http://bit.ly/ePsTqM // #opengov 1 hour ago ...

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08/08/10
S.1749: Cell Phone Contraband Act of 2009 - U.S. Congress ...

Bills, People, Issues. H.R.3200 America's Affordable ... 3 · H.R.470 Economic Recovery and... 3 · H.R.25 Fair Tax Act of 2009. 3 · H.R.17 Citizens' Self-Defens... 3 · H.R.4858 Public Online Informa. ...

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07/19/10
H.R.5804: Billfish Conservation Act of 2010 - U.S. Congress ...

Supporting Bill, Supporting Senator, Supporting Representative. H.R.1826 Fair Elections Now Ac... 3 · H.R.4858 Public Online Informa... 3 · H.R.5353 War is Making You Poo... 3 · H.R.5749 Emergency Extended Un.. ...

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06/29/10
H.R.5700: Service Member Second Amendment Protection Act of 2010 ...

Supporting Bill, Supporting Senator. H.R.4548 Fairness for American... 2 · H.R.197 National Right-to-Car... 2 · H.R.4858 Public Online Informa... 2 · S.1319 Enumerated Powers Act... 2 · H.R.1207 Federal Reserve Trans. ...

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06/27/10
H.R.5628: Ending Corporal Punishment in Schools Act - U.S. ...

Supporting Bill, Supporting Senator, Supporting Representative. H.R.5175 DISCLOSE Act. 4 · H.R.4213 Unemployment Compensa... 3 · H.R.2454 Safe Climate Act. 3 · H.R.4858 Public Online Informa. ...

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06/21/10
There's an App for Government Too

While the administration's efforts in this area are admirable, they would be even more effective if Congress would pass HR4858- Public Online Information Act of 2010 which establishes an advisory committee to issue nonbinding ...

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06/15/10
Wisconsin's Democrats have got the blues as they fend off ...

... memphisjobsusa Executive Director; ellnmllr Law Librarian Blog: Public Equals Online: H.R. 4858, Public Online Information Act (POIA) Mandates Executive Branch Online Publication and Calls Upon Legislative and Judicial Branches To ...

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06/04/10
Legal Self-Help: SFPD: SFDA: SF Controller: MPC CPC SF Quality Of ...

Representative Steve Israel (NY-02) introduced companion legislation (HR 4858) in the [...] Read more · California Open Government Group Sues for Palin Contract. Californians Aware, an open government group, filed suite against ...

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05/26/10
S.3197: A bill to require a plan for the safe, orderly, and ...

Supporting Bill, Supporting Senator, Supporting Representative. H.R.5015 H.R.5015. 5 · H.R.4213 Unemployment Compensa... 4 · H.R.4858 Public Online Informa... 3 · S.3065 Military Readiness En... 3 · H.R.1207 Federal Reserve Tran

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05/22/10
H.Res.1386: Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to ...

Supporting Bill, Supporting Senator, Supporting Representative. H.Res.1386 H.Res.1386. 2 · H.R.4858 Public Online Informa... 2 · H.R.2421 Combating Autism Act ... 1 · H.R.1687 Paycheck Fairness Act.. ... Source: Open Congress : Top 20 ...

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05/20/10
Gov 2.0 Week in Review - O'Reilly Radar

Gov 2.0 Week in Review. Data.gov 2.0, Law.gov, cloud computing at Apps.gov, open data, Facebook Communities and government, and the future of the Internet and democracy. by Alex Howard | @digiphile | comments: 0 ...

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05/17/10
Public Online Information Act Introduced in Senate

The Senate bill was preceded by similar legislation (HR 4858) introduced in the House on March 16 by Rep. Steve Israel (D-NY) and cosponsored by Rep. Jared Polis (D-CO). The bills contain some key differences but are similar overall. ...

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05/09/10
H.R.5256: Southern Border Security Act of 2010 - U.S. Congress ...

Supporting Bill, Supporting Representative. S.3335 Earmark Transparency ... 2 · H.R.17 Citizens' Self-Defens... 2 · S.3065 Military Readiness En... 2 · H.R.4858 Public Online Informa... 2 · H.R.3160 Meat and Poultry Path. ..

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05/09/10
H.R.5258: Earmark Transparency Act of 2010 - U.S. Congress ...

Supporting Bill, Supporting Senator, Supporting Representative. H.R.1207 Federal Reserve Trans... 4 · H.R.4858 Public Online Informa... 3 · H.R.197 National Right-to-Car... 3 · H.R.17 Citizens' Self-Defens... 3 · H.R.5175 DI

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05/09/10
Legislation

Bills HR4858-- Official: To establish an advisory committee to issue nonbinding government-wide guidelines on making public information available on the Internet, to require publicly available Government information held by the ...

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05/08/10
All Things Reform: Legislation

Bills H.R.4858-- Official: To establish an advisory committee to issue nonbinding government-wide guidelines on making public information available on the Internet, to require publicly available Government information held by the ...

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05/06/10
Legislation

Bills HR4858-- Official: To establish an advisory committee to issue nonbinding government-wide guidelines on making public information available on the Internet, to require publicly available Government information held by the ...

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05/05/10
Senator Tester Introduces the Public Online Information Act

Representative Steve Israel (NY-02) introduced companion legislation (HR 4858) in the House of Representatives in March. POIA addresses the problem that much government information is hard to find and difficult to use. ...

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05/05/10
Left in the West:: Jon Tester pushes for transparency in government

Representative Steve Israel (NY-02) introduced companion legislation (HR 4858) in the House of Representatives in March. POIA addresses the problem that much government information is hard to find and difficult to use. ...

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05/05/10
Senator Tester Introduces the Public Online Information Act

Representative Steve Israel (NY-02) introduced companion legislation (HR 4858) in the House of Representatives in March. POIA addresses the problem that much government information is hard to find and difficult to use. ...

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05/05/10
Senator Tester Introduces the Public Online Information Act

... government-held information that is already required to be publicly available to be posted online, subject to common-sense exceptions. Representative Steve Israel (NY-02) introduced companion legislation (HR 4858) in the House [...]

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05/05/10
Public Online Information Act Introduced

Representative Steve Israel (NY-02) introduced companion legislation (HR 4858) in the House of Representatives in March. You can also get more information at the Sunlight Foundation's POIA website.

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05/05/10
Left in the West:: Jon Tester pushes for transparency in government

Representative Steve Israel (NY-02) introduced companion legislation (HR 4858) in the House of Representatives in March. POIA addresses the problem that much government information is hard to find and difficult to use. ...

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05/02/10
S.3302: Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 2010 - U.S. Congress ...

Supporting Bill. H.R.4900 Federal Information S... 1 · H.R.3671 Upper Mississippi Riv... 1 · H.R.4858 Public Online Informa... 1 · H.R.4529 Taxpayer Choice Act. 1 · H.R.4533 Technology Bill of Ri. ...

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04/08/10
Association of Research Libraries :: April 2010 E-News

The legislation, H.R. 4858, requires federal agencies to post publicly available Government information on the Internet. Read the bill and status updates on the Library of Congress THOMAS Web site. [back to top] ...

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04/05/10
Gov 2.0 guide to the Public Online Information Act (POIA)

The Public Online Information Act (POIA) of 2010, HR4858, was introduced on March 13 by Rep. Steve Israel (DN.Y.) to put public information online in user-friendly formats in a timely fashion. The bill applies to Executive Branch ...

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03/29/10
Sunshine online

From Washington Post. Article Sunshine online. Reference OpenCongress HR4858 Public Online Information Act of 2010.

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03/28/10
As “public means online', Law.gov equals change

Sunday's Washington Post features an editorial supporting the new Public Online Information Act, HR 4858. [Rep. Steve Israel, D-NY] “has introduced the Public Online Information Act (POIA), a sensible and modest bill that could ...

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03/27/10
Public Means Online

Today's Washington Post features an editorial supporting the new Public Online Information Act, HR 4858. [Rep. Steve Israel, D-NY] “has introduced the Public Online Information Act (POIA), a sensible and modest bill that could ...

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