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2009 Congressional Documents on Secrecy

Congressional Documents on Secrecy and Security - 2008

• Report on Resolutions Finding Joshua Bolten and Karl Rove in Contempt of Congress (pdf), Senate Judiciary Committee, November 19
• Sen. Leahy on Judicial Nominations, Justice Department Integrity, October 2
• Sen. Kerry on Report of the SBA Inspector General, October 2
• Implementing the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework Act (S.3662), October 1
• Implementation of the Office of Government Information Services, hearing before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, September 17
• Introduction of the OLC Reporting Act (S.3501) introduced by Senators Feingold and Feinstein, September 16
• Report on the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Latin Americans of Japanese Descent Act (pdf), Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, September 11
• A Bill to Promote Preservation of Historical Presidential Records (S.3477) introduced by Senators Warner and Webb, September 11
• House Adopts the Over-Classification Reduction Act (HR 6575), September 9
• Presidential Signing Statements (pdf), House Armed Services Committee report, August 18
• Report on the State Secrets Protection Act, Senate Judiciary Committee, August 1
• Report on the Sunshine in Litigation Act, Senate Judiciary Committee, August 1
• A Bill to Prohibit Secret Modifications of the Law (S.3405), by Sens. Feingold and Whitehouse, July 31
• Hearing on H.R. 5607, The "State Secrets Protection Act of 2008," House Judiciary Committee, July 31
• Published Hearing Record
• Statement of Meredith Fuchs, National Security Archive
• Statement of Steven Shapiro, ACLU
• Statement of Michael A.Vatis, Steptoe and Johnson
• Statement of Bruce Fein, American Freedom Agenda
• House Adopts the Reducing Over-Classification Act of 2008 (HR 4806), July 29-30 (Committee Report on HR 4806)
• House Adopts the Homeland Security Open Source Information Enhancement Act (HR 3815), July 29-30
• House Adopts the Reducing Information Control Designations Act (HR 6576), July 29-30 (Committee Report on HR 6576, July 30)
• House Adopts the Improving Public Access to Documents Act of 2008 (HR 6193), July 29-30
• House Adopts the Government Accountability Office Improvement Act (HR 6388), July 29
• House Adopts the Personnel Reimbursement for Intelligence Cooperation and Enhancement of Homeland Security Act (HR 6098), July 29
• Senate Debate on the Free Flow of Information Act, cont'd, July 30
• Senate Debates the Free Flow of Information Act (S. 2035), July 29
• Report on the Improving Public Access to Documents Act (HR 6193) (pdf), House Report 110-779, House Committee on Homeland Security, July 28
• The Over-Classification Reduction Act (HR 6575), July 23 (Committee Report on HR 6575, July 30)
• Statement of Rep. Waxman on the Reducing Information Control Designations Act (HR 6576), July 23
• Statement of Rep. Waxman on the Over-Classification Reduction Act (HR 6575), July 23
• Hearing on Information Sharing: Connecting the Dots at the Federal, State, and Local Levels, Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, July 23
• Opening Statement of Sen. Joseph Lieberman, Chair
• Statement of Eileen R. Larence, Government Accountability Office
• Statement of Thomas E. McNamara, Program Manager, Information Sharing Environment
• Statement of Charles E. Allen, Department of Homeland Security
• Statement of James M. Thomas, Connecticut Department of Emergency Management
• Statement of Jeffrey H. Smith, Arnold and Porter
• A Bill to Apply the FOIA to the Smithsonian Institution (S. 3276), introduced by Sen. Grassley, July 16
• House Approves Electronic Message Preservation Act, July 9
• FBI Headquarters Building Not Secure for Handling Intelligence Information in Commerce, Justice Appropriations Report, June 23
• Senate Appropriations Committee Questions Secret Presidential Directives in Homeland Security Appropriations Report, June 23
• Sen. Leahy on the 42nd Anniversary of the Freedom of Information Act, June 25
• Federal Advisory Committee Act Amendments Passed in House, June 24
• Electronic Message Preservation Act (pdf), House Report 110-709, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, June 11
• Hearing on The Improving Public Access to Documents Act of 2008, House Homeland Security Committee Subcommittee on Intelligence, June 11
• Published Hearing Record
• Opening Statement of Rep. Jane Harman, Chair
• Statement of Caroline Fredrickson, ACLU
• Statement of Meredith Fuchs, National Security Archive
• Statement of Patrice McDermott, OpenTheGovernment.org
• Improving Public Access to Documents Act of 2008 (H.R. 6193), introduced by Rep. Harman, et al, June 5
• Sens. Obama and Coburn Introduce the Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act of 2008 (S. 3077), June 3
• Security Clearance Reform: The Way Forward, Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, May 22
• Published Hearing Record
• Remarks of Sen. Akaka on Export Controls, May 22
• Federal Advisory Committee Act Amendments of 2008 (pdf), House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, H.Rep. 110-650, May 15
• National Archives Oversight: Protecting Our Nation's History for Future Generations (pdf), hearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, May 14, 2008
• SASC Criticizes Secrecy of National Cyber Security Initiative, Sen. Report 110-335, May 2008
• DoD Provisions Proposed for Inclusion (but Rejected) in the 2009 Defense Authorization Act, February 2008
• Secret Law and the Threat to Democratic and Accountable Government, Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on the Constitution, April 30
• Published Hearing Record
• Statement of Steven Aftergood, Federation of American Scientists
• Statement of John Elwood, Office of Legal Counsel
• Statement of Dawn Johnsen, Indiana University School of Law
• Statement of Bradford Berenson, Sidley Austin LLP
• Statement of J. William Leonard, former director of the Information Security Oversight Office
• Statement of Heidi Kitrosser, University of Minnesota Law School
• Statement of David Rivkin, Baker Hostetler
• Statement of James Harrison, Identity Project (submitted for the record)
• House Judiciary Committee Questions Secrecy of Office of Legal Counsel Memos, letter to the attorney general from Reps. Conyers and Nadler, April 29
• Sen. Levin Asks SecDef Gates About DoD Media Use of Retired Generals, April 22
• Senators Lieberman and Collins Urge Prompt Action on "Sensitive But Unclassified" Guidance (pdf), April 17
• Introduction of "Federal Spending and Taxpayer Accessibility Act" (S.2852), by Sen. Cornyn, April 14
• Firearms Information Use Act, statement of Sen. Kennedy, April 9
• Examining the Federal Advisory Committee Act--Current Issues and Developments, hearing before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, April 2
• House Meets in Secret Session, March 13
• Introduction of the State Secret Protection Act (HR 5607), March 13
• Remarks of Rep. Ron Paul on Eliot Spitzer, March 13
• Introduction of the OPEN FOIA Act (S.2746) by Sens. Leahy and Cornyn, March 12
• The Impact of the Presidential Signing Statement on Implementation of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2008, House Armed Services Committee, March 11
• Published Hearing Record
• Statement of T.J. Halstead, Congressional Research Service
• Statement of Gary L. Kepplinger, Government Accountability Office
• Statement of Bruce Fein, ABA Task Force on Presidential Signing Statements
• Statement of Nicholas Quinn Rosenkranz, Georgetown University Law Center
• Sen. Lieberman Calls for Public Access to CRS Reports (PDF), February 27
• Rep. Rohrabacher Says Administration Not Cooperating with Congress, February 26
• Electronic Records Preservation at the White House, House Oversight Committee, February 26
• Published Hearing Record
• Opening Statement of Rep. Henry Waxman
• Supplemental Information on White House Emails
• Statement of Alan R. Swendiman, Director, White House Office of Administration
• Statement of Theresa Payton, Chief Information Officer, WH Office of Administration
• Statement of Allen Weinstein, Archivist of the United States
• Interrogatory of Steven McDevitt
• Sources for Supplemental Information
• Sen. Leahy on the Office of Government Information Services, February 14
• Examining the State Secrets Privilege: Protecting National Security While Preserving Accountability, Senate Judiciary Committee, February 13
• Statement of Sen. Patrick Leahy
• Statement of Carl J. Nichols, Department of Justice
• Statement of Hon. Patricia Wald, Retired Chief Judge, D.C. Court of Appeals
• Statement of Louis Fisher, Law Library of Congress
• Statement of Robert M. Chesney, Wake Forest University School of Law
• Statement of Michael Vatis, Steptoe and Johnson
• Oversight Hearing on Reform of the State Secrets Privilege, House Judiciary Committee, January 29
• Published Hearing Record
• Statement of H. Thomas Wells, Jr., President-elect, American Bar Association
• Statement of Judith Loether, daughter of victim in U.S. v. Reynolds
• Statement of Hon. Patricia Wald, Retired Chief Judge, D.C. Court of Appeals
• Statement of Patrick Philbin, Kirkland & Ellis
• Statement of Kevin Bankston, Electronic Frontier Foundation
• Statement of Louis Fisher, Law Library of Congress (submitted for the record)
• A bill on Commemorating and Interpreting the Cold War (S. 2561), introduced by Sen. Reid, January 28
• Sen. Leahy on the OPEN Government Act, January 23
• Members of Congress Seek Investigation of BRAC Recommendation to Close Fort Monmouth, letter to the Attorney General, January 16.

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