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Homeland Security Open Source Information Enhancement Act of 2008

Introduced: October 10, 2007 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 21 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 24, 2008
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1051.
Sep 24, 2008
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Sep 23, 2008
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Jul 31, 2008
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Jul 30, 2008
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jul 30, 2008
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 7/29/2008 H7189-7190)
Jul 30, 2008
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR 7/29/2008 H7189-7190)
Jul 30, 2008
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7596)
Jul 29, 2008
At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Bilirakis objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
Jul 29, 2008
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3815.
Jul 29, 2008
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7189-7191)
Jul 29, 2008
Ms. Harman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jul 21, 2008
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 486.
Jul 21, 2008
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 110-763.
Jun 26, 2008
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jun 26, 2008
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 11, 2008
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Unanimous Consent .
Jun 11, 2008
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Oct 12, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment.
Oct 10, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Oct 10, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Homeland Security Open Source Information Enhancement Act of 2008 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination with the Assistant Deputy Director of National Intelligence for Open Source and the Director of National Intelligence, to establish an open source collection, analysis, and dissemination program within the Office of Intelligence and Analysis.

Defines "open source information" to mean publicly available information that can be lawfully obtained by a member of the public by request, purchase, or observation. Requires the program to make full and efficient use of open source information to develop and disseminate open source alerts, warnings, and other intelligence products relating to the mission of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

Requires the Secretary to: (1) ensure that DHS makes full and efficient use of such information in intelligence analysis to identify terrorist threats; and (2) make DHS open source information available to federal, state, local, tribal, and private-sector entities, using systems and networks for the dissemination of homeland security information.

Directs: (1) the Secretary to ensure that the manner in which open source information is gathered and disseminated complies with all relevant federal laws; and (2) the Chief Privacy Officer of DHS to include in such Officer's annual report submitted to Congress an assessment of compliance by federal departments and agencies with laws relating to the use of open source information.

What's happening now September 24, 2008

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1051.

 Bill text 5 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Nov 1, 2007
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Oct 25, 2007
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Oct 10, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3815: Homeland Security Open Source Information Enhancement Act of 2008. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-3815/
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