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Congressional Documents on Secrecy, 1997-1999

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Pending Legislation - 106th Congress

• Japanese Imperial Army Disclosure Act (HR 3561), introduced February 1, 2000.
• Japanese Imperial Army Disclosure Act (S. 1902), introduced November 10, 1999.
• Intelligence Authorization Act for FY 2000; Excerpts on Classification and Declassification, conference bill, November 1999.
• Moynihan Statement Introducing the Public Interest Declassification Act of 1999, October 27, 1999.
• Public Interest Declassification Act (S. 1801), as introduced in the Senate, October 27, 1999.
• Public Interest Declassification Act (HR 3152), as introduced in the House, October 27, 1999.
• Defense Authorization Act for FY 2000; Excerpts on Security and Declassification, conference bill, approved by both Houses, September 1999.
• Secret Evidence Repeal Act, introduced in the House as H.R. 2121, June 10, 1999
• Human Rights Information Act, reintroduced in the House as H.R. 1625, April 29, 1999
• DOE Sensitive Country Foreign Visitors Moratorium Act, introduced by Senator Shelby, April 27, 1999
• Legislation to Declassify the Journal of Dr. Glenn Seaborg, introduced by Senator Moynihan on March 15, 1999
• Government Secrecy Reform Act of 1999, introduced in the Senate January 19, 1999

Legislative Activity in the 105th Congress

• Congress Halts Automatic Declassification, September 22, 1998
• Senate Blocks the Human Rights Information Act, September 2, 1998
• House Adopts Nazi War Crimes Disclosure Act, August 6, 1998
• Government Secrecy Reform Act, as marked up, July 22, 1998
• Senate Adopts Nazi War Crimes Disclosure Act, June 19, 1998
• S. 1668, "Classified and Related Information Disclosure Act", March 9, 1998
• Senate Colloquy on the Government Secrecy Act of 1997, March 3, 1998
• "Nazi War Crimes Disclosure Act", November 5, 1997
• "The Human Rights Information Act", October 9, 1997
• Legislation to Declassify the Journal of Dr. Glenn Seaborg, September 26, 1997
• "The Human Rights Information Act", September 25, 1997
• House Debate on Intelligence Budget Disclosure July 9, 1997
• Senate Debate on Intelligence Budget Disclosure, June 19, 1997
• H.R. 1546, "Government Secrecy Act of 1997", May 7, 1997
• Introduction of S.712, "Government Secrecy Act of 1997", May 7, 1997
• H.R. 753, "Intelligence Budget Accountability Act of 1997", February 13, 1997
• S. 150, "War Crimes Disclosure Act," January 21, 1997
• H.R. 235, "War Crimes Disclosure Act," January 7, 1997

Congressional Reports - 105th Congress

• The Government Secrecy Reform Act of 1998, report of the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs, July 22, 1998
• The Disclosure to Congress Act of 1998, Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, February 23, 1998
• Report on Intelligence Authorization Act for FY 1998, House Intelligence Committee, June 18, 1997 (excerpts)
• Report on Intelligence Authorization Act for FY 1998, Senate Intelligence Committee, June 9, 1997 (excerpts)

Hearings and Testimony - 105th Congress

• The Nazi War Crimes Disclosure Act, hearing before the Subcommittee on Government Management of the House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, July 14, 1998.
• The Human Rights Information Act, hearing before the Subcommittee on Government Management of the House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, May 11, 1998.
• The Government Secrecy Act of 1997, hearing before the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs, March 25, 1998.
• Government Secrecy, hearing before the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs, May 7, 1997

Floor Statements - 105th Congress

• On the Status of the Government Secrecy Reform Act, Statement of Senator Daniel P. Moynihan, October 8, 1998
• On Disclosure of the Intelligence Budget, Statement of Sen. Robert Torricelli, October 23, 1997
• Growing Intelligence Budgets, Statement of Sen. John Kerry, May 1, 1997
• Government Secrecy, Statement of Rep. Lee Hamilton, March 19, 1997

Other - 105th Congress

• Rep. Lee Hamilton Defends the Public Interest 'Balancing Test', letter dated October 2, 1998.
• Senators Warn of Improper Release of Restricted Data, letter from Senators Kyl, Shelby and Smith, 28 July 1998.
• In a March 14, 1997 letter, sixty members of Congress ask President Clinton to declassify records of WWII Nazi War Crimes

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