H.R.553 - Reducing Over-Classification Act

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 information, and for other purposes. view all titles (7)

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  • Short: Reducing Over-Classification Act as enacted.
  • Official: 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 information, and for other purposes. as introduced.
  • Popular: Reducing Over-Classification Act as introduced.
  • Short: Reducing Over-Classification Act of 2009 as introduced.
  • Short: Reducing Over-Classification Act of 2009 as passed house.
  • Short: Reducing Over-Classification Act as reported to senate.
  • Short: Reducing Over-Classification Act as passed senate.

News Coverage

10/08/10
PRESIDENT SIGNS HARMAN'S "REDUCING...

HR 553 gives first responders access to the threat information they need to do their jobs,” said Harman. HR553 curbs over-classification...

Source: PoliticalNews.me (press release)
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10/06/10
RE: H.R.553

The independent commission that investigated the 9/11 terrorist attacks had identified overclassification as a problem. ___ The bills ar...

Source: The Canadian Press
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10/06/10
Obama Signs Bill To Curb Over Clas...

"HR 553 curbs over-classification - the practice of stamping intelligence 'secret' for the wrong reasons, often to protect turf or avoid...

Source: National Journal
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10/06/10
RE: H.R.553

The Reducing Over-Classification Act (HR 553) (pdf) takes concrete action to implement these lessons. It does this by establishing proce...

Source: The White House (blog)
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09/28/10
Hill news: Megrahi hearing, overcl...

HR 553 "changes the culture from 'need to know' to 'need to share.'" Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.), chair of the Senate Homeland Secur...

Source: Politico (blog)
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09/28/10
Two bills target over-classificati...

The "Reducing Over-Classification Act" (HR 553) addresses the over-classification of information that, bill sponsors say, slow down the ...

Source: FederalNewsRadio.com
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09/27/10
Congress Passes Flurry of Homeland...

The Reducing Over-Classification Act (HR 553), sponsored by Rep. Jane Harman (R-Calif.), would require the secretary of Homeland Securit...

Source: HSToday (blog)
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09/26/10
Rush To Adjourn

Senate Amendment to HR 553 - Reducing Over-Classification Act (Rep. Harman - Homeland Security) 41. HR 5458 - Christopher Bryski Student...

Source: Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog)
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02/03/09
House Passes Bill to Improve Infor...

On Tuesday, the House passed the Reducing Over-Classification Act of 2009 (HR 553). The legislation details steps the Department of Homel...

Source: OMB Watch
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02/02/09
Congress opens secrets to local fi...

... that one in four may have been inappropriately classified. ___ Classification bill is HR 553. Terror list bill is HR 559. Bombing off...

Source: The Associated Press
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Blog Coverage

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12/17/10
Fixing FOIA: Over-classification a...

During the 111th Congress, the Congress passed, and Obama signed into law, H.R. 553, “Reducing Over-Classification Act.” The Act, which c...

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11/28/10
We Must Challenge the Ideology Dri...

Congress Passes Homeland Bills to Improve Information Sharing and Grant Oversight – Reducing Over-Classification Act (HR 553), Redundancy...

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10/23/10
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10/18/10
Seniors deserve more than they're ...

H.R. 553 – Reducing Over-Classification Act, H.R. 577 – Vision Care for Kids Act H.R. 626 – Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act H.R...

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10/18/10
Seniors deserve more than they're ...

H.R. 553 – Reducing Over-Classification Act, H.R. 577 – Vision Care for Kids Act H.R. 626 – Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act H.R...

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10/18/10
Seniors deserve more than they're ...

H.R. 553 – Reducing Over-Classification Act, H.R. 577 – Vision Care for Kids Act H.R. 626 – Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act H.R...

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10/18/10
Thinking About Voting RepubliCANT/...

(By the way, they have also blocked HR 553 – Reducing Over-Classification Act, which is designed to make the Department of Homeland Secur...

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10/18/10
Bills Passed in Congress, Septembe...

Reducing Over-Classification Act: Senate passed H.R. 553, to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent ...

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10/11/10
White House:Daily Snapshot: A Fare...

The President Signs HR 553, The Reducing Over-Classification Act The President signs into law bipartisan legislation to decrease over-cla...

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10/09/10
PRESIDENT SIGNS HARMAN'S "REDUCING...

Oct 09,2010 – Washington, DC – President Barack Obama signed into law H.R. 553, The Reducing Over-classification Act, authored by Rep. Ja...

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