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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News Coverage

03/17/10
Congress moves to make transparenc...

...open government agenda. Rep. Steve Israel, D-N.Y., introduced on Tuesday the 2010 Public Online Information Act (H.R.4858), which woul...

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03/17/10
It's time to create online, public...

Every day, the federal government releases vast amounts of useful information about every aspect of our nation and how government works. ...

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03/16/10
Redefining “Freedom of Information...

oday Rep. Steve Israel, D-N.Y., will introduce the Public Online Information Act. Sunlight Foundation Executive Director Ellen Miller sa...

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03/16/10
Bill would require agencies to pos...

Rep. Steve Israel, D-N.Y., proposed the 2010 Public Online Information Act, which would task the federal chief information officer in the...

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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 require...

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01/01/11
Blogging isn't dead, influence con...

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

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08/08/10
S.1749: Cell Phone Contraband Act ...

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...

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07/19/10
H.R.5804: Billfish Conservation Ac...

Supporting Bill, Supporting Senator, Supporting Representative. H.R.1826 Fair Elections Now Ac... 3 · H.R.4858 Public Online Informa... 3...

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06/29/10
H.R.5700: Service Member Second Am...

Supporting Bill, Supporting Senator. H.R.4548 Fairness for American... 2 · H.R.197 National Right-to-Car... 2 · H.R.4858 Public Online In...

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06/27/10
H.R.5628: Ending Corporal Punishme...

Supporting Bill, Supporting Senator, Supporting Representative. H.R.5175 DISCLOSE Act. 4 · H.R.4213 Unemployment Compensa... 3 · H.R.2454...

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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 On...

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06/15/10
Wisconsin's Democrats have got the...

... memphisjobsusa Executive Director; ellnmllr Law Librarian Blog: Public Equals Online: H.R. 4858, Public Online Information Act (POIA)...

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06/04/10
Legal Self-Help: SFPD: SFDA: SF Co...

Representative Steve Israel (NY-02) introduced companion legislation (HR 4858) in the [...] Read more · California Open Government Group ...

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05/26/10
S.3197: A bill to require a plan f...

Supporting Bill, Supporting Senator, Supporting Representative. H.R.5015 H.R.5015. 5 · H.R.4213 Unemployment Compensa... 4 · H.R.4858 Pub...

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