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2011 Congressional Debate on Secrecy

Congressional Debate on Secrecy and Security - 2010

• House Passes Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act, December 21
• Senate Passes Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act, December 10
• Rep. Ron Paul on Wikileaks, December 9
• Introduction of a Bill to Penalize Disclosure of Intelligence Source Identities (S.4004), December 2
• Recognizing the National Center for Credibility Assessment (NCCA), December 2
• House Colloquy on the State of our National Security, November 30
• Sen. Nelson on Disclosure of Classified Cables, November 30
• Sen. Leahy on FCC v. ATT FOIA case, November 15
• House and Senate Pass the "Reducing Over-Classification Act" (HR 553), September 27-28
• Sen. Leahy on SEC Freedom of Information Act Amendments, September 24
• House Adopts SEC Freedom of Information Act Amendments (S.3717), by Sen. Leahy, September 23
• SEC Freedom of Information Act Amendments (S.3717), by Sen. Leahy, September 21
• Senate Resolution in Opposition to "Secret Spending" by Sen. Coburn, September 15
• Sen. Kaufman on SEC FOIA Exemption, July 29
• Report on the "Reducing Over-Classification Act", Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Report 111-200, May 27
• Sens. Wyden, Grassley, DeMint on "Secret Holds", May 25
• Senate Reform of "Secret Holds" Blocked, May 13
• Sen. Byrd on "Secret Holds", May 11
• Senate Approves Audit of Federal Reserve, May 11
• Sen. McCaskill on "Secret Holds", May 7
• Sen. Feingold on "Secret Holds", May 6
• Senate Passes Faster FOIA Act, May 5
• Sen. McCaskill on "Secret Holds", April 29
• Remembering Christopher Bolkcom by Sen. John McCain, April 28
• Senators Introduce Legislation to Eliminate "Secret Holds", April 27
• Senators Propose to Eliminate "Secret Holds", April 22
• Sens. Grassley and Wyden on "Secret Holds", April 21
• Sen. McCaskill on "Secret Holds", April 20
• The Transparency in Government Act of 2010 (HR 4983), by Rep. Quigley, March 25
• Removing the Shroud of Secrecy: Making Government More Transparent and Accountable - Parts I and II, hearings before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, March 23 and April 13
• Administration of the Freedom of Information Act: Current Trends, hearing before the Information Policy Subcommittee, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, March 18
• Published Hearing Record
• Opening Statement of Rep. Wm Lacy Clay
• Statement of Melanie Pustay, Department of Justice
• Statement of Miriam Nesbit, Office of Government Information Services
• Statement of Mary Ellen Callahan, Department of Homeland Security
• Statement of Larry F. Gottesman, Environmental Protection Agency
• Statement of Valerie Melvin, Government Accountability Office
• Statement of David Sobel, Electronic Frontier Foundation
• Statement of Sarah Cohen, Sunshine in Government Initiative
• Statement of Adina Rosenbaum, Public Citizen
• Statement of David Cuillier, Society of Professional Journalists
• Statement of Tom Fitton, Judicial Watch
• Introduction of the Faster FOIA Act of 2010 by Senators Leahy and Cornyn, March 15
• Rep. Poe: Tear Down These Walls of Secrecy, January 20

Congressional Documents on Intelligence

2009 Congressional Debate on Secrecy

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Last updated January 27, 2011