3.0.0 2331 2021-09-29T20:26:46Z 2021-09-29T20:26:46Z House H HR 2005-05-12 109 hshm00 Homeland Security Committee House Standing Referred to 2005-05-12T14:05:05Z hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2005-05-12T14:05:00Z 2005-05-12 Referred to the Committee on Government Reform, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hshm00 Homeland Security Committee 2005-05-12 Referred to the Committee on Government Reform, 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. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2005-05-12 Referred to the Committee on Government Reform, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2005-05-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2005-05-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress W000215 Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-30] HENRY WAXMAN D CA A. 30 N P000197 Rep. Pelosi, Nancy [D-CA-8] NANCY PELOSI D CA 8 2005-05-12 True C001049 Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1] WM. CLAY D MO LACY 1 2005-05-12 True C000714 Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] JOHN CONYERS D MI 14 2005-05-12 True C000984 Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] ELIJAH CUMMINGS D MD E. 7 2005-05-12 True D000399 Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-25] LLOYD DOGGETT D TX 25 2005-05-12 True K000336 Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10] DENNIS KUCINICH D OH J. 10 2005-05-12 True L000090 Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12] TOM LANTOS D CA 12 2005-05-12 True L000562 Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-9] Stephen Lynch D MA F. 9 2005-05-12 True M001143 Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] BETTY MCCOLLUM D MN 4 2005-05-12 True M000404 Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] JIM MCDERMOTT D WA 7 2005-05-12 True M000087 Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14] CAROLYN MALONEY D NY B. 14 2005-05-12 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2005-05-12 True S001156 Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-39] Linda Sánchez D CA T. 39 2005-05-12 True S000033 Rep. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT-At Large] Bernard Sanders I VT 0 2005-05-12 True S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2005-05-12 True S000480 Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-28] LOUISE SLAUGHTER D NY M. 28 2005-05-12 True S000810 Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13] PETE STARK D CA 13 2005-05-12 True V000128 Rep. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD-8] Chris Van Hollen D MD 8 2005-05-12 True W000738 Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] LYNN WOOLSEY D CA 6 2005-05-12 True W000794 Rep. Watson, Diane E. [D-CA-33] Diane Watson D CA E. 33 2005-05-18 False D000096 Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] DANNY DAVIS D IL K. 7 2005-05-18 False O000159 Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11] MAJOR OWENS D NY R. 11 2005-05-18 False W000797 Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-20] Debbie Wasserman Schultz D FL 20 2005-06-07 False R000053 Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] CHARLES RANGEL D NY B. 15 2005-06-08 False T000266 Rep. Tierney, John F. [D-MA-6] JOHN TIERNEY D MA F. 6 2005-07-25 False M000309 Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4] CAROLYN MCCARTHY D NY 4 2005-10-18 False P000149 Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10] DONALD PAYNE D NJ M. 10 2005-11-07 False N000002 Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-8] JERROLD NADLER D NY 8 2006-02-15 False Government Operations and Politics Administrative fees Administrative procedure Administrative remedies Armed Forces and National Security Business records Citizen lawsuits Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Commerce Confidential communications Congress Congressional investigations Congressional reporting requirements Cost accounting Crime and Law Enforcement Department of Homeland Security Economics and Public Finance Employee training Executive orders Federal advisory bodies Federal employees Freedom of information Government and business Government contractors Government paperwork Government publicity Government statistics Governmental investigations Infrastructure Infrastructure (Economics) Labor and Employment Law Legal fees Local laws National Archives and Records Administration Presidential records Public records Security classification (Government documents) Standards State laws Sunset legislation Terrorism Government Operations and Politics 00 2005-05-12 Introduced in House 2005-06-06T19:42:53Z Restore Open Government Act of 2005 - Revokes the "Memorandum for Heads of all Federal Departments and Agencies on The Freedom of Information Act" and "Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Department and Agencies on Action to Safeguard Information Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction and Other Sensitive Documents Related to Homeland Security."

Directs the Archivist of the United States to: (1) report on the use of psuedo-classification designations; and (2) promulgate regulations banning unnecessary psuedo-classification designations. Provides for standards for information control designations related to the classification of national security information, if needed.

Revokes specified executive orders limiting access to presidential records.

Requires publishing the names of Presidential interagency advisory committee members. Requires public disclosure of non-governmental committee contacts.

Permits the Archivist to charge an agency a specified fee to cover costs required for activities of the Public Interest Declassification Board, if funds appropriated for the Board are insufficient.

Restricts the availability of a record under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) pertaining to the vulnerability of and threats to critical infrastructure that is furnished voluntarily to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

Amends the FOIA concerning additional matters to be included in agency reports to the Attorney General. Prohibits aggregating public information requests with information on individuals in reports.

Amends the FOIA to permit assessing the United States reasonable attorney fees and other litigation costs reasonably incurred in any case seeking information under any other Federal law in which the complainant has substantially prevailed.

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