Congressional Debate on Secrecy and Security - 2009
- A Bill to Prohibit Secret Modifications of the Law (S.2929), by Sens. Feingold and Whitehouse, December 23
- Has the TSA Breach Jeopardized National Security? An Examination of What Happened and Why, House Homeland Security Committee, December 16, 2009
- Republicans Question DHS on Leak of TSA Manual, letter from Rep. King, et al, December 9
- Committee Seeks Information on Leak of TSA Security Manual, letter to TSA from House Homeland Security Committee, December 8
- A Bill to Improve Security Clearance Oversight (S.2834), by Senators Akaka and Voinovich, December 3.
- A Senate Resolution in Favor of Televising Supreme Court Proceedings (S.Res. 339), by Sen. Specter, et al, November 5
- Statement of Dr. Edmund Synakowski on DOE Fusion Program before a House Science and Technology Subcommittee, October 29
- Rep. Conyers Introduces The Disclosure of Presidential Declassification of Intelligence Information Act, October 20
- Congress Adopts FOIA Amendments in Homeland Security Appropriations Conference Bill, October 20
- Rep. Slaughter Criticizes Exemption of Detainee Photographs in Homeland Security Appropriations Conference Bill, October 15
- Detainee Photographs Exempted from Disclosure in Homeland Security Appropriations Conference Bill, October 13
- Nomination of David S. Ferriero to be Archivist of the United States, Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, October 1, 2009
- Advancing Freedom of Information in the New Era of Responsibility, hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, September 30
- Oversight Status Report: Creating Accountability and Transparency Under One-Party Rule, minority staff report, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, September 28, 2009
- Introduction of the U.S. Commission on an Open Society with Security Act (HR 3555), by Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton, September 10, 2009
- Sen. Byrd on the Executive Accountability Act of 2009 (S.1529), July 30
- Rep. Paul Defends Bill to Audit the Federal Reserve (H.R. 1207), July 30
- The Export Administration Act: A Review of the Outstanding Policy Considerations, hearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, July 9
- A Bill on Public Access to Government-Funded Research (S.1373), June 25
- Senate Passes Detainee Photographic Records Protection Act (S. 1285), June 17
- Rockefeller Introduces Bill to Limit Use of "Sensitive Security Information", June 17
- Rep. Wolf Introduces Sensitive But Unclassified Information into Congressional Record, June 12
- Sen. Hatch in Opposition to the State Secrets Protection Act, June 10
- State Secret Protection Act of 2009, hearing before the House Judiciary Committee, June 4
- Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2009, hearing before the House Judiciary Committee, June 4
- Stakeholders' Views on the National Archives and Records Administration, hearing before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, May 21
- Detainee Photographic Records Protection Act (S.1100), introduced by Sens. Lieberman, Graham and McCain, May 20
- Report on Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2009, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, May 19
- House Republicans Criticize Pentagon Budget Secrecy (pdf), letter to Secretary Gates, May 5
- Rep. Wolf Seeks Declassification of Information on Uyghur Detainees, May 4, 2009
- Legislative Appropriations for FY2010 (large pdf), April 29, 2009
- Report on A House Resolution of Inquiry Concerning American International Group (AIG), H.Rept. 111-84, House Financial Services Committee, April 23
- Secrecy in the Response to Bayer's Fatal Chemical Plant Explosion, hearing before the Subcommittee on Oversight, House Committee on Energy and Commerce, April 21
- House Passes Free Flow of Information Act of 2009 (HR 985), March 31
- Report on the Free Flow of Information Act of 2009, H.Rept. 111-61, House Judiciary Committee, March 30
- House Passes Bill on Reducing Information Control Designations, March 17
- Sen. Leahy Introduces the Open FOIA Act of 2009 (S.612), March 17
- Sen. Akaka Introduces the Plain Writing Act of 2009, March 11
- Introduction of the Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2009 (S.537), by Sen. Kohl, March 5
- Sen. Leahy Writes to the Attorney General on FOIA Policy, February 23
- Sen. Specter Introduces the Free Speech Protection Act (S.449), February 13
- Sen. Specter Introduces the Free Flow of Information Act (S.448), February 13
- Sen. Specter Introduces a Bill to Permit Televising of Supreme Court Proceedings (S.446), February 13
- Introduction of the State Secrets Protection Act (S. 417), by Sen. Leahy, et al, February 11
- The Over-Classification Reduction Act (HR 854), February 4
- House Passes the Reducing Over-Classification Act of 2009 (HR 553), February 4
- Introduction of the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act (S.372), by Sen. Akaka, et al, February 3
- Sen. Grassley on TARP Lack of Transparency, January 28
- Introduction of The Security Clearance Oversight and Accountability Act (HR 4156), January 22
- Introduction of The Reducing Over-Classification Act of 2009 (HR 553), January 15
- Presidential Library Donation Reform Act of 2009 (HR 36), January 7
- Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2009 (HR 35), January 7
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