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Federal Agency Protection of Privacy Act

Introduced: April 24, 2002 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 18 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 8, 2002
Received in the Senate.
Oct 7, 2002
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Oct 7, 2002
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7030-7031)
Oct 7, 2002
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7030-7031)
Oct 7, 2002
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4561.
Oct 7, 2002
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7030-7033)
Oct 7, 2002
Mr. Sensenbrenner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Sep 30, 2002
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 434.
Sep 30, 2002
Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 107-701.
Sep 26, 2002
Mr. Blunt asked unanimous consent that the Committee on Judiciary have until midnight on Sept. 30 to file a report on H.R. 4561. Agreed to without objection.
Sep 10, 2002
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Sep 10, 2002
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 9, 2002
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
Jul 9, 2002
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 1, 2002
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 26, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.
Apr 24, 2002
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 24, 2002
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Federal Agency Protection of Privacy Act - Requires Federal agencies: (1) when publishing a general notice of proposed rulemaking for any proposed rule or for an interpretative rule involving the internal revenue laws, to prepare, make available for public comment, and publish an initial analysis describing the rule's impact on the privacy of individuals; and (2) when promulgating the final rule, to prepare, make publicly available, and publish a final privacy impact analysis that includes a summary of the significant issues raised by and changes made pursuant to public comments on the initial analysis.

Requires the head of an agency promulgating a rule that may have a significant privacy impact on individuals or on a substantial number of individuals to use specified techniques to assure that individuals have been given an opportunity to participate in the rulemaking.

Requires each agency to: (1) carry out a periodic review of promulgated rules that have such impact to determine whether each such rule can be amended or rescinded in a manner that minimizes such impact while remaining in accordance with applicable statutes; (2) carry out such review in accordance with a plan that provides for the review of each rule every ten years after the rule was published as a final rule; and (3) publish annually a list of the rules to be reviewed.

Sets forth provisions governing judicial review of agency compliance with this Act.

What's happening now October 8, 2002

Received in the Senate.

 Bill text 3 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 5 Republican 1
D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jul 12, 2002
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Jun 4, 2002
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 22, 2002
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 22, 2002
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 20, 2002
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Apr 24, 2002
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