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H.R. 6576 110th Congress House

Reducing Information Control Designations Act

Official title: To require the Archivist of the United States to promulgate regulations regarding the use of information control designations, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 23, 2008 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Administrative procedureAdministrative remediesArmed Forces and National SecurityCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
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Classified defense informationCongressCongressional reporting requirementsEmployee trainingFederal employeesFines (Penalties)Freedom of informationGovernment contractorsGovernment paperworkGovernment publicityIdentification devicesInspectors generalLabor and EmploymentLawNational Archives and Records AdministrationOfficial secretsRight of privacySecurity classification (Government documents)Transfer of employeesWhistle blowing
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 Everywhere this bill has been 15 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 31, 2008
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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 H7214-7216)
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 H7214-7216)
Jul 30, 2008
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7596)
Jul 30, 2008
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 524.
Jul 30, 2008
Reported by the Committee on Oversight and Government. H. Rept. 110-810.
Jul 29, 2008
At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Ms. Foxx 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 The point of no quorum was withdrawn.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
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7214-7218)
Jul 29, 2008
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6576.
Jul 29, 2008
Mr. Davis (IL) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jul 23, 2008
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Jul 23, 2008
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 23, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Jul 23, 2008
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 31, 2008

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Reducing Information Control Designations Act - (Sec. 3) Requires each federal agency to reduce and minimize its use of information control designations on information that is not classified. Defines such designations to mean information dissemination controls that are not defined by federal statute or executive order relating to the classification of national security information and that are used to manage, direct, or route information or to control the accessibility of information, regardless of its form or format.

Requires the Archivist of the United States to promulgate regulations to address: (1) standards for the use of the such designations to maximize public access to information; (2) the process for removing such designations; (3) procedures for identifying and tracking designated information; (4) provisions to minimize the use of such designations to prevent misuse and interference with competition in the private sector; and (5) a process for individuals and the public to challenge the use of such designations.

Requires the head of each federal agency to: (1) implement the regulations promulgated by the Archivist to encourage the sharing of information; and (2) ensure that such designations do not determine public disclosure requirements under the Freedom of Information Act.

(Sec. 4) Requires the Inspector General of each federal agency to randomly audit and report to Congress on unclassified information with such designations to determine compliance.

Directs the Archivist to: (1) require personal identifiers and agency affiliations of individuals applying such designations: (2) require training of such individuals; and (3) implement a program to detail federal employees to the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) to train such employees. Terminates such detailee program on December 31, 2012.

(Sec. 7) Requires promulgation of final regulations and implementation of the requirements of this Act within 24 months.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6576: Reducing Information Control Designations Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6576/
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