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United States Commission on an Open Society with Security Act

Introduced: April 6, 2005 Introduced by: Norton, Eleanor Holmes Democratic · District of Columbia See on congress.gov
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Became law
Apr 13, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Cybersecurity.
Apr 7, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines.
Apr 7, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Apr 7, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E590)
Apr 6, 2005
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 6, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
United States Commission on an Open Society with Security Act - Establishes the United States Commission on an Open Society with Security to study how the Government may provide for both security in, and public access to, Federal buildings and other Federal property and sites.
What's happening now April 13, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Cybersecurity.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1525: United States Commission on an Open Society with Security Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1525/
MLA
"H.R. 1525: United States Commission on an Open Society with Security Act." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1525/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 1525, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1525/.
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[H.R. 1525: United States Commission on an Open Society with Security Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1525/)
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