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United States Commission on an Open Society with Security Act

Introduced: March 28, 2012 Introduced by: Norton, Eleanor Holmes Democratic · District of Columbia See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 12, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Management.
Mar 29, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Mar 29, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Mar 28, 2012
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E467-468)
Mar 28, 2012
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.
Mar 28, 2012
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 12, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Management.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4291: United States Commission on an Open Society with Security Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-4291/
MLA
"H.R. 4291: United States Commission on an Open Society with Security Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-4291/.
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H.R. 4291, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-4291/.
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[H.R. 4291: United States Commission on an Open Society with Security Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-4291/)
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