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  <title>Open Congress : Blog Articles for H.R.553 Reducing Over-Classification Act </title>
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  <updated>2010-12-17T19:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>Fixing FOIA: Over-classification and Arbitrary Redaction ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-12-17:/commentary/10115525</id>
    <updated>2010-12-17T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Lippmann Would Roll </name>
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During the 111th Congress, the Congress passed, and Obama signed into law, H.R. 553, &#8220;Reducing Over-Classification Act.&#8221; The Act, which creates a Classified Information Advisory Officer to oversee and challenge classification, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lippmannwouldroll.com/2010/12/18/fixing-foia-over-classification-and-arbitrary-redaction/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>We Must Challenge the Ideology Driving Terrorism (Counter ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-11-28:/commentary/9953158</id>
    <updated>2010-11-28T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Abort America </name>
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Congress Passes Homeland Bills to Improve Information Sharing and Grant Oversight &#8211; Reducing Over-Classification Act (HR 553), Redundancy Elimination and Enhanced Performance for Preparedness Grants Act (HR 3980) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.abortamerica.com/2010/11/30/we-must-challenge-the-ideology-driving-terrorism-counter-terrorism-blog/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Season Ticket | Remember... Memorabilia</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-23:/commentary/9480572</id>
    <updated>2010-10-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Remember... Memorabilia </name>
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Bonds HR#553 SEASON Ticket 9/4/01 Diamondbacks @ Giants $25.00. SEASON TICKET Green White Print Mock Sweatshirt M NWT $8.99. MIAMI HEAT 1/3 SEASON TICKETS 15 GAMES in LOWER LEVEL!! $3999.00. Cleveland Browns PSLs Sec109 2 seats NOT ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dawgtreasures.com/season-ticket-2/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Seniors deserve more than they&amp;#39;re getting - Daily Commercial</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-18:/commentary/9769599</id>
    <updated>2010-10-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Daily Commercial </name>
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H.R. 553 &#8211; Reducing Over-Classification Act, H.R. 577 &#8211; Vision Care for Kids Act H.R. 626 &#8211; Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act H.R. 780 &#8211; Student Internet Safety Act H.R. 911 -- Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dailycommercial.com/102010-social-security&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Seniors deserve more than they&amp;#39;re getting - Daily Commercial</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-18:/commentary/9537564</id>
    <updated>2010-10-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Daily Commercial </name>
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H.R. 553 &#8211; Reducing Over-Classification Act, H.R. 577 &#8211; Vision Care for Kids Act H.R. 626 &#8211; Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act H.R. 780 &#8211; Student Internet Safety Act H.R. 911 -- Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dailycommercial.com/opinion/story/102010-social-security&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Seniors deserve more than they&amp;#39;re getting - Daily Commercial</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-18:/commentary/9516079</id>
    <updated>2010-10-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Daily Commercial </name>
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H.R. 553 &#8211; Reducing Over-Classification Act, H.R. 577 &#8211; Vision Care for Kids Act H.R. 626 &#8211; Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act H.R. 780 &#8211; Student Internet Safety Act H.R. 911 -- Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dailycommercial.com/voices/story/102010-social-security&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Thinking About Voting RepubliCANT/teabagger......</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-18:/commentary/9471190</id>
    <updated>2010-10-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Erase Racism Now </name>
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(By the way, they have also blocked HR 553 &#8211; Reducing Over-Classification Act, which is designed to make the Department of Homeland Security more efficient and responsive, which would save taxpayers a lot of money and make us safer over ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://eraseracismnow.blogspot.com/2010/10/thinking-about-voting.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bills Passed in Congress, September 2010</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-18:/commentary/9471189</id>
    <updated>2010-10-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>DownsizeDC.org </name>
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Reducing Over-Classification Act: Senate passed H.R. 553, to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and other information and to promote the sharing of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.downsizedc.org/blog/bills-passed-in-congress-september-2010&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>White House:Daily Snapshot: A Farewell to Rahm</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-11:/commentary/9353510</id>
    <updated>2010-10-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The President Signs HR 553, The Reducing Over-Classification Act The President signs into law bipartisan legislation to decrease over-classification and promote information sharing across the federal government and with state, local, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lucyweeklyworldnewsstand.wordpress.com/2010/10/12/white-housedaily-snapshot-a-farewell-to-rahm/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>PRESIDENT SIGNS HARMAN&amp;#39;S &amp;quot;REDUCING OVER-CLASSIFICATION ACT&amp;quot; INTO ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-09:/commentary/9322934</id>
    <updated>2010-10-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Federal Circle </name>
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Oct 09,2010 &#8211; Washington, DC &#8211; President Barack Obama signed into law H.R. 553, The Reducing Over-classification Act, authored by Rep. Jane Harman (D-Venice), Chair of the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Intelligence and an author of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thefederalcircle.com/president-signs-harmans-reducing-over-classification-act-into-law/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>I have a title for this.: Fewer documents to be classified as secret?</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-08:/commentary/9311407</id>
    <updated>2010-10-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>I have a title for this. </name>
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&amp;quot;H.R. 553 curbs over-classification - the practice of stamping intelligence &amp;#39;secret&amp;#39; for the wrong reasons, often to protect turf or avoid embarrassment,&amp;quot; Harman said in late September when the House cleared the bill. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://joshfulton.blogspot.com/2010/10/fewer-documents-to-be-classified-as.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Statement by the Press Secretary</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-07:/commentary/9490134</id>
    <updated>2010-10-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Release Time: For Immediate Release On Thursday, October 07, 2010, the President signed into law: HR 553, the &#8220;Reducing Over-Classification Act,&#8221; which would establish procedures to provide training to promote [...]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://democratic-forum.com/2010/10/09/statement-by-the-press-secretary-5/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Statement by the Press Secretary</title>
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    <updated>2010-10-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Release Time: For Immediate Release On Thursday, October 07, 2010, the President signed into law: HR 553, the &#8220;Reducing Over-Classification Act,&#8221; which would establish procedures to provide training to promote [...]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://gop1.com/2010/10/08/statement-by-the-press-secretary-2/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Daily Snapshot: A Farewell to Rahm</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-07:/commentary/9322936</id>
    <updated>2010-10-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The President Signs HR 553, The Reducing Over-Classification Act The President signs into law bipartisan legislation to decrease over-classification and promote information sharing across the federal government and with state, local, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://compactnews.blogspot.com/2010/10/daily-snapshot-farewell-to-rahm.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Counterterrorism Blog: Profile of Zakir Naik: Controversial ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-07:/commentary/9322935</id>
    <updated>2010-10-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Counterterrorism Blog </name>
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Congress Passes Homeland Bills to Improve Information Sharing and Grant Oversight - Reducing Over-Classification Act (H.R. 553), Redundancy Elimination and Enhanced Performance for Preparedness Grants Act (H.R. 3980) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://counterterrorismblog.org/2010/10/profile_of_zakir_naik_controve.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Public Law Update (258-259)</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-07:/commentary/9311408</id>
    <updated>2010-10-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
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H.R. 553 / Public Law 111-258. Reducing Over-Classification Act (Oct. 7, 2010; 124 Stat. 2648; 6 pages). H.R. 2701 / Public Law 111-259. Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Oct. 7, 2010; 124 Stat. 2654; 97 pages) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://positivereform.com/10605/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The President Signs H.R. 553, The Reducing Over-Classification Act</title>
    <link href="http://democratic-forum.com/2010/10/09/the-president-signs-h-r-553-the-reducing-over-classification-act/" rel="alternate"/>
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    <updated>2010-10-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Democratic Forum </name>
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The President Signs H.R. 553, The Reducing Over-Classification Act. On October 9, 2010, In White House News, By democrat. Share. Delicious. Today, the President signed into law bipartisan legislation to decrease over-classification and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://democratic-forum.com/2010/10/09/the-president-signs-h-r-553-the-reducing-over-classification-act/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The President Signs H.R. 553, The Reducing Over-Classification Act ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-07:/commentary/9300909</id>
    <updated>2010-10-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The President Signs H.R. 553, The Reducing Over-Classification Act. Posted by admin on October 8th, 2010 | Categorized as Homeland Security. Posted by Ben Rhodes. Today, the President signed into law bipartisan legislation to decrease ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thepresidentsvoice.com/?p=3860&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>White House: The President Signs H.R. 553, The Reducing Over ...</title>
    <link href="http://whitehouse-org.blogspot.com/2010/10/president-signs-hr-553-reducing-over.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-07:/commentary/9296891</id>
    <updated>2010-10-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>White House </name>
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The Reducing Over-Classification Act (H.R. 553) (pdf) takes concrete action to implement these lessons. It does this by establishing procedures to promote information sharing with state, local, tribal, and private sector entities, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://whitehouse-org.blogspot.com/2010/10/president-signs-hr-553-reducing-over.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Obama signs pair of intelligence bills into law | The Daily Caller ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-06:/commentary/10203679</id>
    <updated>2010-10-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
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... instead of to protect sources and intelligence gathering methods. The independent commission that investigated the 9/11 terrorist attacks had identified overclassification as a problem. ___. The bills are H.R. 553 and H.R. 2701. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dailycaller.com/2010/10/07/obama-signs-pair-of-intelligence-bills-into-law/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The President Signs HR 553, The Reducing Over-Classification Act</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-06:/commentary/9970175</id>
    <updated>2010-10-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Today, the President signed into law bipartisan legislation to decrease over-classification and promote information sharing across the federal government and with state, local, tribal, and private sector entities.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://obamaness.com/content/president-signs-hr-553-reducing-over-classification-act&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>WashingtonWatch.com - P.L. 111-258, The Reducing Over ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-06:/commentary/9742225</id>
    <updated>2010-10-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
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H.R. 553 would require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and other information and to promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security and other ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_PL_111-258.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Statement by the Press Secretary</title>
    <link href="http://www.szone.us/f24/statement-press-secretary-50887/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-06:/commentary/9471191</id>
    <updated>2010-10-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>SZONE.US Forums </name>
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HR 553, the &amp;amp;ldquo;Reducing Over-Classification Act,&amp;amp;rdquo; which would establish procedures to provide training to promote the accurate classification of information. White House.gov Press Office Feed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.szone.us/f24/statement-press-secretary-50887/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Obama signs pair of intelligence bills into law</title>
    <link href="http://townhall.com/news/politics-elections/2010/10/07/obama_signs_pair_of_intelligence_bills_into_law" rel="alternate"/>
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    <updated>2010-10-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
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... instead of to protect sources and intelligence gathering methods. The independent commission that investigated the 9/11 terrorist attacks had identified overclassification as a problem. ___. The bills are HR 553 and HR 2701.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://townhall.com/news/politics-elections/2010/10/07/obama_signs_pair_of_intelligence_bills_into_law&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>WHITE HOUSE POSTS!</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-06:/commentary/9311410</id>
    <updated>2010-10-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The President Signs HR 553, The Reducing Over-Classification Act. The President signs into law bipartisan legislation to decrease over-classification and promote information sharing across the federal government and with state, local, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://edjanemaps.blogspot.com/2010/10/white-house-posts.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Obama signs pair of intelligence bills into law</title>
    <link href="http://www.seattlepi.com/national/1151ap_us_obama_intelligence_bills.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-06:/commentary/9311409</id>
    <updated>2010-10-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
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... instead of to protect sources and intelligence gathering methods. The independent commission that investigated the 9/11 terrorist attacks had identified overclassification as a problem. ---. The bills are H.R. 553 and H.R. 2701. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.seattlepi.com/national/1151ap_us_obama_intelligence_bills.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>More mean monkeys</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-06:/commentary/9311406</id>
    <updated>2010-10-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>WhyteWolf Technology </name>
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HR 553, the &#8220;Reducing Over-Classification Act,&#8221; which would establish procedures to provide training to promote the accurate classification of information. Release Time: For Immediate Release. On Thursday, October 07, 2010, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://whytewolf.us/more-mean-monkeys&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Obama Signs Pair Of Intelligence Bills Into Law - Politics News ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-10-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
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... had identified overclassification as a problem. ___. The bills are H.R. 553 and H.R. 2701. Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wapt.com/politics/25317610/detail.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Statement by the Press Secretary | The White House</title>
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On Thursday, October 07, 2010, the President signed into law: H.R. 553, the &#8220;Reducing Over-Classification Act,&#8221; which would establish procedures to provide training to promote the accurate classification of information. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2010/10/07/statement-press-secretary&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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The President Signs H.R. 553, The Reducing Over-Classification Act &amp;middot; Video and Statement: Celebrating Archbishop Desmond Tutu &amp;middot; President Obama Speech To Mark The End Of War &amp;middot; Day One Of The ConLib Government ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://swingboot.com/national-politics/why-president-obama-is-not-signing-h-r-3808/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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The President Signs H.R. 553, The Reducing Over-Classification Act. On October 7, 2010, In White House 2.0, By Obama Watcher. Today, the President signed into law bipartisan legislation to decrease over-classification and promote ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://obamavideonews.com/2010/10/the-president-signs-h-r-553-the-reducing-over-classification-act/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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The President Signs H.R. 553, The Reducing Over-Classification Act. The President signs into law bipartisan legislation to decrease over-classification and promote information sharing across the federal government and with state, local, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://edjaneobama.blogspot.com/2010/10/white-house-posts.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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The President Signs H.R. 553, The Reducing Over-Classification Act. October 7th, 2010 by Ben Rhodes. Today, the President signed into law bipartisan legislation to decrease over-classification and promote information sharing across the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pooptooth.mobi/the-president-signs-hr-553-the-reducing-over-classification-act/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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President Barack Obama signs the Reducing Over Classification Bill in the Oval Office. Rep. Jane Harman, D-Calif., stands behind the President. read more. Original post: The President Signs H.R. 553, The Reducing Over-Classification Act ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.capitolhillwomen.com/2010/10/the-president-signs-h-r-553-the-reducing-over-classification-act/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Today, the President signed into law bipartisan legislation to decrease over-classification and promote information sharing across the federal government and with state, local, tribal, and private sector entities. As the President has ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://obama.phdiddy.com/index.php/the-president-signs-h-r-553-the-reducing-over-classification-act/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Just last week, Congress sent the &#8220;Reducing Over-Classification Act,&#8221; HR 553, to the President for his signature. Among other things, the legislation requires the Director of National Intelligence to establish policies and procedures to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.planputnam.org/ntm/2010/10/using-technology-to-assist-declassification/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Just last week, Congress sent the &#8220;Reducing Over-Classification Act,&#8221; HR 553, to the President for his signature. Among other things, the legislation requires the Director of National Intelligence to establish policies and procedures to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.sunlightfoundation.com/2010/10/05/using-technology-to-assist-declassification/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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(By the way, they have also blocked H.R. 553 &#8211; Reducing Over-Classification Act, which is designed to make the Department of Homeland Security more efficient and responsive, which would save taxpayers a lot of money and make us safer ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pleasecutthecrap.typepad.com/main/2010/10/want-proof-that-the-republican-party-is-against-the-people.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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The provision was included in the &amp;quot;Reducing Over-classification Act&amp;quot; (HR 553), which was originally introduced by Rep. Jane Harman (D-CA) and amended by Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) and which generally seeks to promote improved information ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fas.org/sgp/news/secrecy/2010/09/092910.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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36) H.R. 553, Reducing Over-Classification Act 37) H.R. 554, National Nanotechnology Initiative Amendments Act 38) H.R. 556, Southern Sea Otter Recovery and Research Act 39) H.R. 559, Fair, Accurate, Secure and Timely Redress Act ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dotcalmspage.blogspot.com/2010/10/372-bills-that-have-been-passed-by.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Congress Passes Homeland Bills to Improve Information Sharing and Grant Oversight - Reducing Over-Classification Act (H.R. 553), Redundancy Elimination and Enhanced Performance for Preparedness Grants Act (H.R. 3980) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://counterterrorismblog.org/newslinks/2010/10/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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The President Signs H.R. 553, The Reducing Over-Classification Act. The President signs into law bipartisan legislation to decrease over-classification and promote information sharing across the federal government and with state, local, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2010/09/30/statement-press-secretary-hr-3081&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Congress Passes Homeland Bills to Improve Information Sharing and Grant Oversight - Reducing Over-Classification Act (H.R. 553), Redundancy Elimination and Enhanced Performance for Preparedness Grants Act (H.R. 3980) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://counterterrorismblog.org/2010/09/getting_a_better_handle_on_ter.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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The &#8220;Reducing Over-Classification Act&#8221; (H.R. 553) addresses the over-classification of information that, bill sponsors say, slow down the information-sharing process between federal, state, local, and private partners. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thesantosrepublic.com/2010/09/two-u-s-bills-target-over-classification-of-information/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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The Reducing Over-Classification Act (HR 553), sponsored by Rep. Jane Harman (R-Calif.), would require the secretary of Homeland Security to produce policies and programs to prevent the over-classification of terrorism information to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thefederalcircle.com/congress-passes-flurry-of-homeland-security-bills/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Harman introduced H.R. 553 in 2009 and hailed the bill&amp;#39;s passage as a positive step toward fulfilling an Executive Order from August which requires uniform access to classified information for local and state governments. She stated: ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://calaware.typepad.com/calaware_today/2010/09/californians-bill-would-slow-secrecy-stamping.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Wagner also commended Congress for passing a bill (HR 553), currently awaiting President Obama&amp;#39;s signature, aimed at reducing over-classification of documents within the intelligence community. Her answers seemed to be exactly what ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&amp;amp;orgId=574&amp;amp;topicId=25151&amp;amp;docId=l:1281258614&amp;amp;isRss=true&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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to HR 553, to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and other information and to promote the sharing of unclassified homeland ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://legislationwatch.devhub.com/blog/559473-legislative-daily-digest-tuesday-september-28-2010/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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The &#8220;Reducing Over-Classification Act&#8221; (HR 553) addresses the over-classification of information that, bill sponsors say, slow down the information-sharing process between federal, state, local, and private partners. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://crucialpointllc.com/2010/09/cybersecurity-gets-faster-with-two-protocols/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Congress Passes Homeland Bills to Improve Information Sharing and Grant Oversight - Reducing Over-Classification Act (H.R. 553), Redundancy Elimination and Enhanced Performance for Preparedness Grants Act (H.R. 3980) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://counterterrorismblog.org/2010/09/high_frequency_trading_as_a_cy.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Passed Senate: HR 553: Reducing Over-Classification Act (Passed Both Chambers). Passed Senate by Unanimous Consent. (You are seeing this event because you are tracking Active Legislation). Sep 27, 2010 - Bill Action ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.yankeemom.com/?p=1704&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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... which can be at present the lone duty within the data protection Oversight Office.jordans shoes The provision was incorporated during the &#8220;Reducing Over-classification Act&#8221; (HR 553), which was initially launched by Rep. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://edhardy.blognanny.net/?p=630&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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The first is the Reducing Over-Classification Act (H.R. 553), sponsored by Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment Chair Jane Harman (D-CA), which will address the over-classification problem in ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.szone.us/f22/congress-passes-homeland-bills-improve-information-sharing-grant-oversight-50477/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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President Barack Obama is expected to sign into law legislation (HR 553) that will improve Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS) information-sharing and help first-responders prevent terror plots, House sources tell PSFR. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.grantsandfunding.net/psf/68&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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On Monday the Senate passed with amendment HR 553, the Reducing Over-Classification Act by unanimous consent. The amendment is essentially the same one that was proposed as substitute language in the report on the bill provided by the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://chemical-facility-security-news.blogspot.com/2010/09/hr-553-passed-in-senate-and-house.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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The provision was included in the &#8220;Reducing Over-classification Act&#8221; (HR 553), which was originally introduced by Rep. Jane Harman (D-CA) and amended by Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) and which generally seeks to promote improved information ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/2010/09/ig_oversight.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Cuellar - Homeland Security); Senate Amendment to H.R. 553 - Reducing Over-Classification Act (Rep. Harman - Homeland Security); H.R. 5458 - Christopher Bryski Student Loan Protection Act (Rep. Adler - Financial Services); H.R. 3421 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/9/27/905836/-Today-in-Congress&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Cuellar - Homeland Security); Senate Amendment to H.R. 553 - Reducing Over-Classification Act (Rep. Harman - Homeland Security); H.R. 5458 - Christopher Bryski Student Loan Protection Act (Rep. Adler - Financial Services); H.R. 3421 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.congressmatters.com/storyonly/2010/9/28/0225/41727&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Passed HR553, the Reducing Over-Classification Act, with Lieberman amendment. Passed HR946, the Plain Writing Act of 2010 w/ an Akaka amendment. Passed HR3553, the Indian Veterans Housing Opportunity Act of 2010. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/articles/view/2067-Sweeping-Up&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Cuellar - Homeland Security); Senate Amendment to HR 553 - Reducing Over-Classification Act (Rep. Harman - Homeland Security); HR 5458 - Christopher Bryski Student Loan Protection Act (Rep. Adler - Financial Services); HR 3421 - Medical ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://feeds.dailykos.com/~r/dailykos/index/~3/XAe3De1-9pA/-Today-in-Congress&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Cuellar &#8211; Homeland Security) Senate Amendment to H.R. 553 &#8211; Reducing Over-Classification Act (Rep. Harman &#8211; Homeland Security) H.R. 5458 &#8211; Christopher Bryski Student Loan Protection Act (Rep. Adler &#8211; Financial Services) H.R. 3421 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://usadailynews.freshcontentengine.com/today-in-congress-30/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Supporting Bill, Supporting Senator, Supporting Representative. S.604 Federal Reserve Sunsh... 2 &amp;middot; S.J.Res.7 S.J.Res.7. 2 &amp;middot; H.R.553 Reducing Over-Classif... 2 &amp;middot; H.R.627 Credit Cardholders&amp;#39; B... 2 &amp;middot; H.R.1207 Federal Reserve T&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1177/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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39. Senate Amendment to H.R. 3980 - Redundancy Elimination and Enhanced Performance for Preparedness Grants Act (Rep. Cuellar - Homeland Security). 40. Senate Amendment to H.R. 553 - Reducing Over-Classification Act (Rep. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.ajc.com/jamie-dupree-washington-insider/2010/09/28/rush-to-adjourn/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Congress Passes Homeland Bills to Improve Information Sharing and Grant Oversight - Reducing Over-Classification Act (H.R. 553), Redundancy Elimination and Enhanced Performance for Preparedness Grants Act (H.R. 3980) . ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3980/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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39. Senate Amendment to H.R. 3980 - Redundancy Elimination and Enhanced Performance for Preparedness Grants Act (Rep. Cuellar - Homeland Security). 40. Senate Amendment to H.R. 553 - Reducing Over-Classification Act (Rep. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wsbradio.com/blogs/jamie_dupree/2010/09/rush-to-adjourn.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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40. H.R. 553 - Reducing Over-Classification Act - Agree to Senate Amendment (Rep. Harman - Homeland Security). Passed Voice, Y &#10003;, N. 41. H.R. 5458 - Christopher Bryski Student Loan Protection Act (Rep. Adler - Financial Services) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://repcloakroom.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=209106&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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40. H.R. 553 &#8211; Reducing Over-Classification Act &#8211; Agree to Senate Amendment (Rep. Harman &#8211; Homeland Security). Y, N. 41. H.R. 5458 &#8211; Christopher Bryski Student Loan Protection Act (Rep. Adler &#8211; Financial Services) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.capitolhillwomen.com/2010/09/daily-schedule-174/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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40. HR 553 - Reducing Over-Classification Act - Agree to Senate Amendment (Rep. Harman - Homeland Security). Y, N. 41. HR 5458 - Christopher Bryski Student Loan Protection Act (Rep. Adler - Financial Services) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://repcloakroom.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=208926&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Passed Senate: HR 3808: Interstate Recognition of Notarizations Act of 2009 (Passed Both Chambers). Passed Senate by Unanimous Consent. Sep 27, 2010 - Bill Action. Passed Senate: HR 553: Reducing Over-Classification Act (Passed Both . ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3808/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Newslinks. Congress Passes Homeland Bills to Improve Information Sharing and Grant Oversight - Reducing Over-Classification Act (H.R. 553), Redundancy Elimination and Enhanced Performance for Preparedness Grants Act (H.R. 3980) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://counterterrorismblog.org/2010/09/the_death_of_the_farcs_jorge_b.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Congress Passes Homeland Bills to Improve Information Sharing and Grant Oversight - Reducing Over-Classification Act (H.R. 553), Redundancy Elimination and Enhanced Performance for Preparedness Grants Act (H.R. 3980) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://counterterrorismblog.org/newslinks/2010/09/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Congress Passes Homeland Bills to Improve Information Sharing and Grant Oversight - Reducing Over-Classification Act (H.R. 553), Redundancy Elimination and Enhanced Performance for Preparedness Grants Act (H.R. 3980) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://counterterrorismblog.org/2010/08/viktor_bout_the_merchant_of_de.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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The President Signs H.R. 553, The Reducing Over-Classification Act ... ... S. 3447, Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements Act of 2010 &#183; H.R. 5509, Chesapeake Bay Program Reauthorization and Improvement Act &#183; H.R. 5367, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h5509/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Last week the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee finally got around to publishing their report on HR 553, the Reducing Over-Classification Act. The Committee held their hearing on this bill back in November of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://chemical-facility-security-news.blogspot.com/2010/06/hr-553-reported-in-senate.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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HR 553 The Reducing Over-Classification Act of 2009 Costs $0.19 per family. S. 1703 A bill to amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian tribes ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/blog/2010/03/29/washingtonwatch-com-digest-march-29-2010/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=11224; H.R. 553, Reducing Over-Classification Act Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on November 4, 2009 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://positivereform.com/6917/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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H.R. 553. Reducing Over-Classification Act. As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on November 4, 2009. SUMMARY. H.R. 553 would make several changes to current law designed to promote ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=11427&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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H.R. 553. Reducing Over-Classification Act. As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on November 4, 2009. SUMMARY. H.R. 553 would make several changes to current law designed to promote ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=11427&amp;amp;zzz=40674&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on November 4, 2009.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdoc.cfm?index=11427&amp;amp;type=1&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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H.R. 553, Reducing Over-Classification Act. Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on November 4, 2009. Visit link: H.R. 553, Reducing Over-Classification Act ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.capitolhillwomen.com/2010/03/h-r-553-reducing-over-classification-act/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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... National Bombing Prevention Act 39) HR 553, Reducing Over-Classification Act 40) HR 554, National Nanotechnology Initiative Amendments Act 41) HR 556, Southern Sea Otter Recovery and Research Act 42) HR 559, Fair, Accurate, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.jonzu.com/z_uncategorized_crazy-fox-fringe-conspiracy-theories-debunked-the-republican-senate-is-not-blocking-legislation-from-passing.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>&amp;quot;http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/83057-290-bills&amp;quot;</title>
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39) HR 553, Reducing Over-Classification Act 40) HR 554, National Nanotechnology Initiative Amendments Act 41) HR 556, Southern Sea Otter Recovery and Research Act 42) HR 559, Fair, Accurate, Secure and Timely Redress Act ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thefearthatdefeatsanddreamsare.typepad.com/the-fear-that-defeats-and-dreams-are-one/2010/02/httpthehillcomhomenewssenate83057290bills.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Mad Professah Lectures: There are 290 Bills Waiting On U.S. ...</title>
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39) H.R. 553, Reducing Over-Classification Act 40) H.R. 554, National Nanotechnology Initiative Amendments Act 41) H.R. 556, Southern Sea Otter Recovery and Research Act 42) H.R. 559, Fair, Accurate, Secure and Timely Redress Act ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://buckmire.blogspot.com/2010/02/there-are-290-bills-waiting-on-us.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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39) H.R. 553, Reducing Over-Classification Act 40) H.R. 554, National Nanotechnology Initiative Amendments Act 41) H.R. 556, Southern Sea Otter Recovery and Research Act 42) H.R. 559, Fair, Accurate, Secure and Timely Redress Act ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thepragmaticprogressive.blogspot.com/2010/02/record-number-of-bills-stalled-by.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Senate&amp;#39;s 290 problems | FP Passport</title>
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H.R. 553: The Reducing Over-Classification Act. 40. H.R. 554: The National Nanotechnology Initiative Amendments Act. 41. H.R. 556: The Southern Sea Otter Recovery and Research Act. 42. H.R. 559: Fair, Accurate, Secure, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2010/02/23/the_senate_290&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Supporting Bill. H.R.833 Federal Reserve Board... 1 &amp;middot; H.R.637 South Orange County R... 1 &amp;middot; H.R.553 Reducing Over-Classif... 1 &amp;middot; H.R.1029 Alien Smuggling and T... 1 &amp;middot; H.R.17 Citizens&amp;#39; Self-Defens. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4614/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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HR 553 - To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and other information and to promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security and other ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://chemical-facility-security-news.blogspot.com/2009/12/chemical-security-legislation-status-12.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Supporting Bill, Supporting Senator, Supporting Representative. S.1733 Clean Energy Jobs and... 2 &amp;middot; H.R.5175 Democracy is Strength... 2 &amp;middot; H.Res.66 H.Res.66. 1 &amp;middot; H.R.553 Reducing Over-Classif... 1 &amp;middot; H.R.3160 Meat and Poultry Path&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4318/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.515: Radioactive Import Deterrence Act - U.S. Congress ...</title>
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H.R. 515: The Radioactive Import Deterrence Act. 37. H.R. 548: The Civil War Battlefield Preservation Act. 38. H.R. 549: The National Bombing Prevention Act. 39. H.R. 553: The Reducing Over-Classification Act ... Source: FP Passport ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h515/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House measure would cut classified material at DHS - FederalTimes.com</title>
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The bill, HR 553, would enable officials to track who is classifying each document and impose annual training requirements on DHS employees and contractors who have authority to classify material to remind them when it is OK and not OK ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.federaltimes.com/article/20091115/DEPARTMENTS03/911150310/1025/DEPARTMENTS03&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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The bill, HR 553, would enable officials to track who is classifying each document and impose annual training requirements on DHS employees and contractors who have authority to classify material to remind them when it is OK and not OK ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.federaltimes.com/article/20091115/DEPARTMENTS03/911150310/1018/DEPARTMENTS&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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The bill, HR 553, would enable officials to track who is classifying each document and impose annual training requirements on DHS employees and contractors who have authority to classify material to remind them when it is OK and not OK ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.federaltimes.com/article/20091115/DEPARTMENTS03/911150310/-1/RSS&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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The bill, HR 553, would enable officials to track who is classifying each document and impose annual training requirements on DHS employees and contractors who have authority to classify material to remind them when it is OK and not OK ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.federaltimes.com/index.php?S=4366950&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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H.R. 553, Reducing Over-Classification Act of 2009, as amended. S. 1755, Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Enhancement Act of 2009. H.R. 730, Nuclear Forensics and Attribution Act, as amended ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&amp;amp;orgId=574&amp;amp;topicId=25151&amp;amp;docId=l:1068726440&amp;amp;start=12&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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H.R. 553, Reducing Over-Classification Act of 2009, as amended. S. 1755, Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Enhancement Act of 2009. H.R. 730, Nuclear Forensics and Attribution Act, as amended ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&amp;amp;orgId=574&amp;amp;topicId=25151&amp;amp;docId=l:1068726440&amp;amp;isRss=true&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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HR 553, which would require the secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the overclassification of information, and to promote the sharing of unclassified information; as amended in the same en bloc action by a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&amp;amp;orgId=574&amp;amp;topicId=25151&amp;amp;docId=l:1068726299&amp;amp;start=16&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2009-11-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
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HR 553, which would require the secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the overclassification of information, and to promote the sharing of unclassified information; as amended in the same en bloc action by a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&amp;amp;orgId=574&amp;amp;topicId=25151&amp;amp;docId=l:1068726299&amp;amp;isRss=true&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Chemical Facility Security News: Congressional Hearings Week of 11 ...</title>
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    <updated>2009-11-01T19:00:00Z</updated>
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... 4th at 10:00 am EST; this will include the markup of S 1649, the Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Prevention and Preparedness Act of 2009, and HR 553, the Reducing Over-Classification Act of 2009 which I discussed last week. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://chemical-facility-security-news.blogspot.com/2009/11/congressional-hearings-week-of-11-02-09.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Chemical Facility Security News: Hearings Week of 10-26-09</title>
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    <updated>2009-10-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
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There will be two bills (among a number of others) that will be marked up; S 1649, the Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Prevention and Preparedness Act of 2009, and HR 553, the Reducing Over-Classification Act of 2009. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://chemical-facility-security-news.blogspot.com/2009/10/hearings-week-of-10-26-09.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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H.R. 553, Reducing Over-Classification Act of 2009, as amended. S. 1755, Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Enhancement Act of 2009. H.R. 730, Nuclear Forensics and Attribution ... Source: War on Terror - Homeland Security ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s1862/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-18:/commentary/9218549</id>
    <updated>2009-08-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
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Newslinks. Congress Passes Homeland Bills to Improve Information Sharing and Grant Oversight - Reducing Over-Classification Act (H.R. 553), Redundancy Elimination and Enhanced Performance for Preparedness Grants Act (H.R. 3980) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://counterterrorismblog.org/2009/08/nefa_foundation_video_of_slain.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Secrecy News 08/17/09</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-16:/commentary/6466285</id>
    <updated>2009-08-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
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In February, the House of Representatives passed a bill (H.R. 553) that would seek to discourage overclassification of homeland security information by requiring preparation of unclassified versions of certain DHS intelligence products ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ftp.fas.org/sgp/news/secrecy/2009/08/081709.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Secrecy News 08/17/09</title>
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    <updated>2009-08-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
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In February, the House of Representatives passed a bill (H.R. 553) that would seek to discourage overclassification of homeland security information by requiring preparation of unclassified versions of certain DHS intelligence products ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fas.org/sgp/news/secrecy/2009/08/081709.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-16:/commentary/6040950</id>
    <updated>2009-08-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
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In February, the House of Representatives passed a bill (HR 553) that would seek to discourage overclassification of homeland security information by requiring preparation of unclassified versions of certain DHS intelligence products ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/2009/08/info_sharing-2.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Secrecy News for 08/17/09</title>
    <link href="http://www.fas.org/sgp/news/secrecy/2009/08/081709.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-16:/commentary/5911642</id>
    <updated>2009-08-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
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In February, the House of Representatives passed a bill (HR 553) that would seek to discourage overclassification of homeland security information by requiring preparation of unclassified versions of certain DHS intelligence products ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fas.org/sgp/news/secrecy/2009/08/081709.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>War on Terrorism: SECRECY NEWS</title>
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    <updated>2009-08-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
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In February, the House of Representatives passed a bill (H.R. 553) that would seek to discourage overclassification of homeland security information by requiring preparation of unclassified versions of certain DHS intelligence products ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://terrorism-online.blogspot.com/2009/08/secrecy-news.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>GovTrack: Bills by Subject: Terrorism</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-10:/commentary/5848880</id>
    <updated>2009-08-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Ruthless Truth blog </name>
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HR 553: Reducing Over-Classification Act of 2009. Passed House. Feb 3, 2009 4:21 PM. S.Res. 90: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the Fifth Summit of the Americas, held in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://theruthlesstruth.com/wordpress/2009/08/11/govtrack-bills-by-subject-terrorism-3/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.556: Southern Sea Otter Recovery and Research Act - U.S. ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-27:/commentary/7756259</id>
    <updated>2009-07-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
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National Bombing Prevention Act 39) HR 553, Reducing Over-Classification Act 40) HR 554, National Nanotechnology Initiative Amendments Act 41) HR 556, Southern Sea Otter Recovery and Research Act 42) HR 559, Fair, Accurate, . ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h556/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>GovTrack: Bills by Subject: Terrorism</title>
    <link href="http://theruthlesstruth.com/wordpress/?p=3003" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-15:/commentary/5627226</id>
    <updated>2009-07-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Ruthless Truth blog </name>
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HR 553: Reducing Over-Classification Act of 2009. Passed House. Feb 3, 2009 4:21 PM. S.Res. 90: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the Fifth Summit of the Americas, held in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://theruthlesstruth.com/wordpress/?p=3003&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.2701: Foreign Intelligence and Information Commission Act ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h2701/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-05:/commentary/9301144</id>
    <updated>2009-06-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
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RE: H.R.2701. The independent commission that investigated the 9/11 terrorist attacks had identified overclassification as a problem. ___ The bills are HR 553 and HR 2701 ... Source: The Canadian Press ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h2701/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Storm'n Norm'n: Is Your Bill Here? ...And if not...Why isn't it ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-25:/commentary/4851751</id>
    <updated>2009-04-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Storm'n Norm'n </name>
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Reducing Over-Classification Act of 2009: H.R. 553, to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and other information and to promote the sharing of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://normanhooben.blogspot.com/2009/04/is-your-bill-here-and-if-notwhy-isnt-it.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>GovTrack: Bills by Subject: Terrorism</title>
    <link href="http://theruthlesstruth.com/wordpress/?p=534" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-21:/commentary/4851752</id>
    <updated>2009-04-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Ruthless Truth blog </name>
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Bill. Status. HR 915: FAA Reauthorization Act of 2009. Reported by Committee. Mar 5, 2009. HR 1029: Alien Smuggling and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2009. Passed House. Mar 31, 2009 6:13 PM. HR 985: Free Flow of Information Act of 2009 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://theruthlesstruth.com/wordpress/?p=534&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>DownsizeDC.org</title>
    <link href="http://www.downsizedc.org/blog/the-myth-of-good-intentions" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-06:/commentary/4719756</id>
    <updated>2009-04-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>DownsizeDC.org </name>
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Reducing Over-Classification Act of 2009: H.R. 553, to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and other information and to promote the sharing of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.downsizedc.org/blog/the-myth-of-good-intentions&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R. 1617: Department of Homeland Security Component Privacy ...</title>
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    <updated>2009-04-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
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H.R. 553 Senate Amendment - Rep. Harman, Jane &amp;middot; Redundancy Elimination and Enhanced Performance for Preparedness Grants Act H.R. 3980 Senate Amendment - Rep. Cuellar, Henry &amp;middot; Urging the Federal Government, States, localities, schools, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gop.gov/bill/111/1/hr1617&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2009-03-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
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WASHINGTON: Terrorists could be session of Congress but were not lurking in some American town but taken up by the Senate.There have the local sheriff or fire chief been numerous initiatives since the might be left in the dark about the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lordblogsave.com/2009/03/16/congress-opens-secrets-to-local-first-responders/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2009-03-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
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WASHINGTON: Terrorists could be lurking in some of Congress but were not taken up by American town but the local sheriff or fire chief the Senate.There have been numerous initiatives might be left in the dark about the threat because ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myron.bellfountainchurch.com/2009/03/16/congress-opens-secrets-to-local-first-responders/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-12:/commentary/4538361</id>
    <updated>2009-03-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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H.R. 553: Reducing Over-Classification Act of 2009 &#183; H.R. 559: Fair, Accurate, Secure, and Timely Redress Act of 2009 &#183; H.Res. 195: Recognizing and honoring the employees of the Department of Homeland Security on its sixth anniversary ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.govtrack.us/congress/committee.xpd?id=HSHM&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2009-03-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The passengers on United Flight 93 knew the real intent of the hijackers on their flight. With that information, they were able to take action and in all likelihood, prevented the destruction of the White House or the US Capitol. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://leadingedgestrategies.com/blog/2009/03/10/classification-fever/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2009-03-07T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Supporting Bill, Supporting Senator, Supporting Representative. H.R.1387 Electronic Message Pr... 1 &#183; H.R.25 Fair Tax Act of 2009. 1 &#183; H.R.197 National Right-to-Car... 1 &#183; H.R.553 Reducing Over-Classif. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1387/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2009-02-26T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. The Senate and House divide their work into committees. Members of Congress sit on one or more committees, where most bills start in the legislative process. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://underground-cave.blogspot.com/2009/02/link-senate-committee-on-homeland.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Legal Issues &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Report on Security Legislation</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-19:/commentary/7151147</id>
    <updated>2009-02-19T19:00:00Z</updated>
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The House passed the Bill, H.R. 553 (the &#8220;Reducing Over-Classification Act of 2009&#8243;), on February 3, 2009, under the suspension of the rules procedure, indicating it was not considered controversial. It passed on a voice vote. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://augustbequai.com/blog/2009/02/20/report-on-security-legislation/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Homeland Security Blog - Congress to Help First Responders Get ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-16:/commentary/4358155</id>
    <updated>2009-02-16T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Jane Harmon (D-CA), H.R. 553 entitled &#226;&#8364;&#339;Reducing Over-Classification Act of 2009&#226;&#8364;&#179; would enable the state and local community to get access to critical intelligence even without holding security clearances. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thehomelandsecurityblog.com/2009/02/17/congress-to-help-first-responders-get-the-information-they-need/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2009-02-11T19:00:00Z</updated>
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He did get HR 553 (Reducing Over-Classification Act) to the House floor and approved there less than a month into the session. Posted by PJCoyle at 10:46 AM. Labels: Chemical Facility Security, Homeland Security Committee Reorganization ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://chemical-facility-security-news.blogspot.com/2009/02/hs-committee-reorganization-explained.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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H.R.598 American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009 &#183; H.R.553 Reducing Over-Classification Act &#183; H.R.800 To amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to authorize producers on a farm to produce fruits and vegetables ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://slowburningfuse.wordpress.com/2009/02/09/freedom-to-choose/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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H.R.598 American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009 &#183; H.R.17 Citizens' Self-Defense Act of 2009 &#183; H.R.553 Reducing Over-Classification Act &#183; H.R.197 National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2009 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://slowburningfuse.wordpress.com/2009/02/08/development-of-fema-camps/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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The intelligence community gets it's job done not just with more ease but better and more success in the dark. But the Democrat controlled congress, and possibly in the future Democrat executive will sign off on H.R. 553. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ci-report.blogspot.com/2009/02/stadium-lights-on-and-legislated-waste.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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H.R.598 American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009 &#183; H.R.553 Reducing Over-Classification Act &#183; H.R.17 Citizens' Self-Defense Act of 2009 &#183; H.R.197 National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2009 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://slowburningfuse.wordpress.com/2009/02/09/wheres-my-duh-duh-dunce-cap/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2009-02-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
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The House of Representatives yesterday passed the Reducing Overclassification Act (H.R. 553), a bill that would require the Department of Homeland Security to prepare unclassified versions of intelligence reports that are likely to be ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.platypi.com/policywonk/2009/02/house_passes_reducing_overclas.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-06:/commentary/4261050</id>
    <updated>2009-02-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
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House passes homeland security secrecy &#226;&#8364;&#732;over-classification&#226;&#8364;&#8482; act The US House of Representatives this week passed the Reducing Over-Classification Act of 2009, HR 553, sponsored by California Democrat Jane Harmon, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.security-vacancy.org/Security-News/house-passes-homeland-security-secrecy-%E2%80%98over-classification%E2%80%99-act/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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None of them have a direct impact on the chemical community with the possible exception of Rep Harmon&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s (D, CA) bill (HR 553) to prevent over-classification of Homeland Security produced information. This legislation would require that ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://chemical-facility-security-news.blogspot.com/2009/02/homeland-security-reorganization-ii.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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February 7, 2009 at 3:50 pm &#194;&#183; Filed under Legislation - Federal and tagged: Bail-out, HR 1, state soveriegnty, stimulus. Oh, this is gonna get interesting. Ive barely begun looking at the proposed &#226;&#8364;&#339;stimulus&#226;&#8364;* bill Congress expects to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://slowburningfuse.wordpress.com/2009/02/07/its-blagojevich-stupid/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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February 7, 2009 at 4:18 pm &#194;&#183; Filed under Legislation - Federal and tagged: Bail-out, fraud, HR 1. SEC. 1221. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY BOARD. There is established a board to be known as the &#226;&#8364;&#732;Recovery Act ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://slowburningfuse.wordpress.com/2009/02/07/the-14mil-website/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Rep. William Clay (D-MO) introduced legislation on Wednesday (HR 854) &quot;To require the Archivist of the United States to promulgate regulations to prevent the over-classification of information, and for other purposes.&quot; ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://posterityproject.blogspot.com/2009/02/over-classification-reduction-act.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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The U.S. House of Representatives this week passed the Reducing Over-Classification Act of 2009, H.R. 553, sponsored by California Democrat Jane Harmon, which will &#226;&#8364;&#339;require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/house-passes-homeland-security-secrecy-over-classification-act/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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This week, the House of Representatives approved H.R. 553, the &#226;&#8364;&#339;Reducing Over-Classification Act of 2009,&#226;&#8364;* which directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to develop and implement a DHS-wide strategy to prevent ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://historycoalition.org/2009/02/06/house-passes-bill-to-reduce-over-classification-of-information/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>1/5/2009</title>
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SENATE ACTION Thursday, Feb 05, 2009 9:30 am: Convene and resume consideration of HR1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Previous Meeting Wednesday, Feb 04, 2009 The Senate convened at 10:30 am and adjourned at 10:10 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://red-line-washington.blogspot.com/2009/02/152009.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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HR553 Reducing Over-Classification Act on OpenCongress.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h553/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Legislation passed by the House Tuesday (H.R. 553) would require DHS to produce a declassified version of threat information for state and local first responders who don&#226;&#8364;&#8482;t have the security clearance to view classified material. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hspolitics.wordpress.com/2009/02/05/house-passes-law-to-improve-sharing-of-threat-information/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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That office recently reviewed more than 1000 government documents and concluded that one in four may have been inappropriately classified. ___. Classification bill is H.R. 553. Terror list bill is H.R. 559. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://feeds.firehouse.com/~r/fh_rss/news/~3/531964450/article.jsp&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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___ Classification bill is HR 553. Terror list bill is HR 559. ... Was this article useful? Yes or No. Source: The Associated Press. Did you find this article useful? Your opinion counts - together, we're finding the very best news and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h559/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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On Tuesday, the House passed the Reducing Over-Classification Act of 2009 (HR 553). The legislation details steps the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) must take to share intelligence with state, local, and tribal agencies.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ombwatch.org/node/9668&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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That office recently reviewed more than 1000 government documents and concluded that one in four may have been inappropriately classified. ___. Classification bill is H.R. 553. Terror list bill is H.R. 559. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cms.firehouse.com/content/article/article.jsp?id=62590&amp;amp;sectionId=46&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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On Tuesday, the House passed the Reducing Over-Classification Act of 2009 (H.R. 553). The legislation details steps the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) must take to share intelligence with state, local, and tribal agencies. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ombwatch.org/article/blogs/entry/5670&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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5) hr 553 - reducing over-classification act (rep. harman &#8211; homeland security). 6) hr 559 - fair, accurate, secure, and timely redress act (rep. clarke &#8211; homeland security). 7) hr 549 - national bombing prevention act, as amended (rep. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/2/3/9302/08287/275/692296&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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The Reducing Over-Classification Act, H.R. 553, enhances accountability by requiring the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to develop a strategy to prevent over-classification of security information and improve the access of state ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.speaker.gov/blog/?p=1674&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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5) H.R. 553 - Reducing Over-Classification Act (Rep. Harman &#226;&#8364;&#8220; Homeland Security). 6) H.R. 559 - Fair, Accurate, Secure, and Timely Redress Act (Rep. Clarke &#226;&#8364;&#8220; Homeland Security). 7) H.R. 549 - National Bombing Prevention Act, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.popmartian.com/politrix/2009/02/today-in-congress-13/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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5) H.R. 553 - Reducing Over-Classification Act (Rep. Harman &#226;&#8364;&#8220; Homeland Security). 6) H.R. 559 - Fair, Accurate, Secure, and Timely Redress Act (Rep. Clarke &#226;&#8364;&#8220; Homeland Security). 7) H.R. 549 - National Bombing Prevention Act, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://americannonsense.com/?p=20410&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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That office recently reviewed more than 1000 government documents and concluded that one in four may have been inappropriately classified. ___. Classification bill is H.R. 553. Terror list bill is H.R. 559. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20090203/sorry/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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In the House, courtesy of the Office of the Majority Leader:. FLOOR SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2009 House Meets at... 12:30 pm: Morning Hour 2:00 pm: Legislative Business Unlimited &quot;One Minutes&quot; Per Side Last Vote Predicted. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://feeds.dailykos.com/~r/dailykos/index/~3/2iN3VY8AsUo/692296&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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WASHINGTON &#226;&#8364;&#8221; Terrorists could be lurking in some American town, but the local sheriff or fire chief might be left in the dark about the threat because he can't easily access information classified by the Feds in Washington. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20090203/sorry&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Rep. Bennie Thompson - D - of Mississippi - Pete Olson - R - is in support of this bill but points out it is only focused on The Department of Homeland Security. Drafted by Jane Harman - D - California. Even if a small step, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://drop.io/dailysourcecode?1237695366&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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The Reducing Over-Classification Act (H.R. 553), sponsored by Rep. Jane Harman (D-Calif.), aims to prevent the overuse of classification labels and promote the sharing of unclassified security information. It passed by a voice vote. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&amp;amp;orgId=574&amp;amp;topicId=25151&amp;amp;docId=l:921540282&amp;amp;isRss=true&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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5) H.R. 553 - Reducing Over-Classification Act (Rep. Harman &#226;&#8364;&#8220; Homeland Security). 6) H.R. 559 - Fair, Accurate, Secure, and Timely Redress Act (Rep. Clarke &#226;&#8364;&#8220; Homeland Security). 7) H.R. 549 - National Bombing Prevention Act, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.congressmatters.com/storyonly/2009/2/3/8152/24065&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2009-02-02T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Lewis (GA) - Judiciary); H.R. 553 - Reducing Over-Classification Act (Rep. Harman - Homeland); H.R. 559 - Fair, Accurate, Secure, and Timely Redress Act (Rep. Clarke - Homeland); H.R. __ - National Bombing Prevention Act ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://westranchbeacon.com/blog/?p=9112&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Avoiding metaphors, Culberson next struck with a non sequitur during debate on a bill (HR 553) aiming to put more Department of Homeland Security intelligence in the hands of state and local law enforcement. He backed that bill, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&amp;amp;orgId=574&amp;amp;topicId=25151&amp;amp;docId=l:920986436&amp;amp;isRss=true&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;That office recently reviewed more than 1000 government documents and concluded that one in four may have been inappropriately classified.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;---&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Classification bill is H.R. 553.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Terror &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kansascity.com/444/story/1015628.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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5) H.R. 553 - Reducing Over-Classification Act (Rep. Harman - Homeland). 6) H.R. 559 - Fair, Accurate, Secure, and Timely Redress Act (Rep. Clarke - Homeland). 7) H.R. __ - National Bombing Prevention Act (Rep. King &#8211; Homeland) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/2/2/691869/-This-Week-in-Congress&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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In the House, courtesy of the Office of the Majority Leader:. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2009. On Monday, the House will meet in Pro Forma session at 2:00 pm. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2009. On Tuesday, the House will meet at 12:30 pm for Morning ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/2/2/9152/56646/710/691869&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Reducing Over-Classification Act of 2009 (Introduced in House)[H.R.553.IH] 9 . Condemning Hamas for the recent attacks against Israel. (Introduced in House)[H.RES.37.IH] 10 . Egyptian Counterterrorism and Political ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://talk.baltimoresun.com/showthread.php?p=4305577&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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The Reducing Over-Classification Act (H.R. 553), sponsored by Rep. Jane Harman (D-Calif.), aims to prevent the overuse of classification labels and promote the sharing of unclassified security information. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&amp;amp;orgId=574&amp;amp;topicId=25151&amp;amp;docId=l:922833734&amp;amp;isRss=true&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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In the House, courtesy of the Office of the Majority Leader:. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2009. On Monday, the House will meet in Pro Forma session at 2:00 pm. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2009. On Tuesday, the House will meet at 12:30 pm for Morning ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rss.dailykos.com/~r/dailykos/index/~3/77kRrJMes0E/691869&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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5) H.R. 553 - Reducing Over-Classification Act (Rep. Harman &#226;&#8364;&#8220; Homeland Security) 6) H.R. 559 - Fair, Accurate, Secure, and Timely Redress Act (Rep. Clarke &#226;&#8364;&#8220; Homeland Security) 7) H.R. 549 - National Bombing Prevention Act (Rep. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jmacpolitics.blogspot.com/2009/02/house-schedule-for-tuesday.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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US Congress: HR 553, The Reducing Over-Classification Act of 2009.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/200514141.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Jane Harman [D-CA] introduced HR 553: To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and other information and to promote the sharing of unclassified homeland ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-553&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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H.R. 466 H.R. 515 &#8211; Radioactive Import Deterrence Act&#8211; Wounded Veteran Job Security Act H.R. 549 -- National Bombing Prevention Act H.R. 553 &#8211; Reducing Over-Classification Act, H.R. 577 &#8211; Vision Care for Kids Act .. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h466/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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