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Key Votes
HR 5811 - Electronic Communications Preservation Act - Key Vote
National Key Votes
Ron Kind voted Yea (Passage) on this Legislation.
Read statements Ron Kind made in this general time period.
Stages
- July 10, 2008 Senate Bill Sent To Committee
- July 9, 2008 House Bill Passed
- April 15, 2008 Introduced
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Stage Details
Legislation - Bill Sent To Committee (Senate) - July 10, 2008
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (286-137) - July 9, 2008(Key vote)
Title: Electronic Communications Preservation Act
Vote Result
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Vote to pass a bill that requires the establishment of new regulations relating to the preservation of Presidential and federal agency electronic records.
- Requires that the Archivist of the United States develop regulations governing the preservation of Presidential and federal agency electronic messages, including (Secs 2 & 3):
- Regulations that require the electronic capture, management, and preservation of electronic messages;
- Regulations that require electronic messages to be made accessible through electronic searches; and
- Regulations that establish a process to certify that electronic records management systems used by the President and federal agencies meet functional requirements.
- Requires the Archivist of the United States to annually certify whether the records management controls established by the President meet applicable requirements (Sec. 3).
- Requires that, "to the extent practicable", the Archivist of the United States establish requirements for the capture, management, and preservation of electronic records other than standard electronic messages (Sec. 2).
Legislation - Introduced (House) - April 15, 2008
Title: Electronic Communications Preservation Act
Sponsors
- Henry A. Waxman (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
Co-sponsors
- William Lacy Clay Jr. (MO - D)
- Paul W. Hodes (NH - D) (Out Of Office)
