H.R. 3743 114th Congress House

SERVER Act

Official title: To prohibit the Secretary of an executive department from maintaining a private email server for conducting official Government business.

Introduced: October 9, 2015 Introduced by: Kevin Cramer Republican · North Dakota See on congress.gov

Government Operations and Politics Computer security and identity theftComputers and information technologyFederal officialsGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment studies and investigations

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Oct 9, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Oct 9, 2015

Introduced in House

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Latest action October 9, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Securing Every Relevant and Vital Electronic Record Act of 2015 or the SERVER Act

This bill prohibits the Secretary of a cabinet-level executive department from maintaining a private email server to conduct official government business. The Inspector General of each such department shall ensure compliance with such prohibition. A Secretary who violates such prohibition is subject to a fine and/or prison term and shall forfeit his or her office and be disqualified from holding any U.S. government office.

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