CLASSIFIED INFORMATION

Articles and editorials

Congress Cloaks More Information in Secrecy, S6160 [7JN], S7385 [24JN]

Karl Rove, Whistleblower, S8278 [14JY], H5777 [13JY], E1484 [13JY]

Bills and resolutions

Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: establish (see S. 589), S2482 [10MR] (see H.R. 1620), H1969 [13AP]

Courts: authorize trial by military commissions for violations of the law of war by alien unlawful enemy combatants (see H.R. 3044), H5100 [23JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: provide guidance and training to State and local governments relative to sensitive homeland security information (see S. 888), S4108 [21AP]

Federal employees: clarify disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of nondisclosure policies (see S. 494), S1930 [2MR] (see H.R. 1317), H1508 [15MR] (see H.R. 3097), H5361 [28JN]

Freedom of Information Act: require any future legislation establishing a new exemption to explicitly state the exemption within the text of such legislation (see S. 1181), S6154 [7JN]

———strengthen (see S. 394), S1513 [16FE] (see H.R. 867), H718 [16FE]

Iraq: request Executive Office of the President and Dept. of Defense to transmit documents relative to communications with United Kingdom officials on U.S. policy towards Iraq (see H. Res. 408), H7561 [28JY]

———request Executive Office of the President and Dept. of State to transmit documents relative to communications with United Kingdom officials on U.S. policy towards Iraq (see H. Res. 375), H6328 [21JY]

National security: establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters (see H.R. 2715), H4141 [26MY]

———prohibit persons who disclose classified information from holding a security clearance for access to such information (see H.R. 3305), H5913 [14JY]

———request the Executive Office of the President and direct the Dept. of State to transmit documents relative to the White House Iraq Group (see H. Res. 505), H9043 [20OC]

———request the President to provide all documents in his possession relating to his October 7, 2002, speech in Cincinnati, OH, and his January 28, 2003, State of the Union address (see H. Res. 549), H10157 [10NO]

———require approval of certain judges for issuance of national security letters and require Attorney General to submit semiannual reports on national security letters (see H.R. 4570), H12047 [16DE]

Political ethics: request Dept. of Defense to transmit documents relative to disclosure of identity and employment of Valerie Plame (see H. Res. 417), H7613 [29JY]

———request Dept. of Justice to transmit documents relative to disclosure of identity and employment of Valerie Plame (see H. Res. 420), H7613 [29JY]

———request Dept. of State to transmit documents relative to disclosure of identity and employment of Valerie Plame (see H. Res. 419), H7613 [29JY]

———request Executive Office of the President and other executive departments to transmit documents relative to disclosure of identity and employment of Valerie Plame (see H. Res. 363), H5914 [14JY]

———request Executive Office of the President to transmit documents relative to disclosure of identity and employment of Valerie Plame (see H. Res. 418), H7613 [29JY]

Hearings

Requests for identification of individuals whose names were redacted from certain intelligence documents: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S5909 [25MY]

———Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select), S5908 [25MY]

Letters

Dept. of Justice use of Privacy Act to withhold redacted names from communications dealing with Dept. of Defense interrogation techniques used on detainees in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba: Senators Levin and Lieberman, S1324 [14FE]

———William E. Moschella, Dept. of Justice, S1324 [14FE]

Investigation of disclosure of identity and CIA employment of Valerie Plame: several Representatives, H9076 [25OC]

Openness Promotes Effectiveness in our National Government (OPEN Government) Act: Greg Abbott, Texas Attorney General, S1522 [16FE]

———Joel R. White, Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas, S1523 [16FE]

———John F. Sturm, Newspaper Association of America, S1524 [16FE]

———Karla Garrett Harshaw, American Society of Newspaper Editors, S1523 [16FE]

———Kelly Shackelford, Liberty Legal Institute, S6160 [7JN]

———Laura W. Murphy and Timothy H. Edgar, ACLU, S1522 [16FE]

———Linda Chavez, One Nation Indivisible (organization), S6160 [7JN]

———Mark Tapscott, Heritage Foundation, S1523 [16FE]

———Mary A. Baish, American Association of Law Libraries, S1522 [16FE]

———Matthew Paxton, National Newspaper Association, S1523 [16FE]

———Nancie G. Marzulla, Defenders of Property Rights (organization), S6160 [7JN]

———Ralph G. Neas, People for the American Way (organization), S1524 [16FE]

———Steve Lilienthal, Free Congress Foundation, S1523 [16FE]

———Steven Aftergood, Federation of American Scientists, S1523 [16FE]

Lists

Members of Congress taking oath for access to classified information, H578 [10FE], H1352 [10MR], H7810 [8SE], H11323 [8DE]

Remarks in House

Berger, Samuel R. (Sandy): sentencing relative to investigation of removal of classified documents from the National Archives, H1823 [6AP], H1902 [13AP], H5938 [18JY]

Dept. of Justice: require annual report on use or development of data-mining technology by Federal agencies, H6274-H6276 [21JY]

FBI: prohibit funding to issue national security letters to obtain health insurance records, H4543-H4546 [15JN]

Intelligence services: results of investigation of alleged release of identity of CIA operative by Bush administration officials, H1972 [14AP], H5744, H5746, H5747, H5748 [13JY], H6438, H6440 [26JY], H6655, H6657 [27JY], H8852, H8855 [18OC], H8924 [19OC], H9077 [25OC], H9105, H9107, H9108 [26OC], H9366, H9413-H9416 [28OC], H9449, H9450, H9453, H9460-H9471 [1NO], H9477 [2NO], H9607, H9611, H9637, H9638 [3NO], H9676-H9680 [4NO], H9959 [7NO], H10134, H10136-H10138 [9NO], H10216 [15NO]

Iraq: request Executive Office of the President and Dept. of Defense to transmit documents relative to communications with United Kingdom officials on U.S. policy towards Iraq (H. Res. 408), H7929 [14SE], E1963 [27SE]

———request Executive Office of the President and Dept. of State to transmit documents relative to communications with United Kingdom officials on U.S. policy towards Iraq (H. Res. 375), E1963 [27SE]

National security: allow recipients of national security letters to consult an attorney and to challenge such letters in court, H6258-H6260 [21JY]

———establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters, H6222, H6223, H6226, H6230, H6239 [21JY]

———request the Executive Office of the President and direct the Dept. of State to transmit documents relative to the White House Iraq Group (H. Res. 505), H9644 [4NO], H9969 [8NO], E2336 [10NO]

———require approval of certain judges for issuance of national security letters and require Attorney General to submit semiannual reports on national security letters (H.R. 4570), E2572 [17DE]

Political ethics: request Dept. of State to transmit documents relative to disclosure of identity and employment of Valerie Plame (H. Res. 419), E1963 [27SE]

———request Executive Office of the President and other executive departments to transmit documents relative to disclosure of identity and employment of Valerie Plame (H. Res. 363), H6437 [26JY]

Rove, Karl: role in release of identity of CIA operative, H5640, H5642, H5643, H5644, H5645 [12JY], H5777, H5785-H5790 [13JY], H5805, H5806, H5900, H5905-H5910 [14JY], H5934, H5935, H5938, H5948, H5949 [18JY], H6078 [19JY], H6110, H6111, H6112 [20JY], H6208, H6209 [21JY], H6331 [22JY], H6940 [28JY], E1484 [13JY]

Remarks in Senate

Bush, President: evaluation of administration relative to public disclosure of information, S9065-S9069 [27JY]

Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: establish (S. 589), S2485, S2486 [10MR]

Dept. of Defense: Inspector General investigation of alleged issuance of security clearances to journalists, S11813 [25OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: provide guidance and training to State and local governments relative to sensitive homeland security information (S. 888), S4132 [21AP]

Dept. of Justice: use of Privacy Act to withhold redacted names from communications dealing with Dept. of Defense interrogation techniques used on detainees in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, S1316-S1321, S1323-S1326, S1330-S1332 [14FE], S1366-S1369, S1386 [15FE]

Federal employees: clarify disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of nondisclosure policies (S. 494), S1936 [2MR]

Freedom of Information Act: require any future legislation establishing a new exemption to explicitly state the exemption within the text of such legislation (S. 1181), S6159-S6161 [7JN], S7383-S7385 [24JN]

———strengthen (S. 394), S1520, S1524, S1525 [16FE], S6159-S6161 [7JN]

Intelligence services: results of investigation of alleged release of identity of CIA operative by Bush administration officials, S11752 [24OC], S12880, S12943 [16NO]

National security: allow recipients of national security letters to consult an attorney and to challenge such letters in court, S13557 [14DE], S13619, S13620, S13626 [15DE]

———prohibit Federal employees who disclose classified information from holding a security clearance, S8268-S8279 [14JY], S12575, S12576, S12589 [9NO], S12666 [10NO]

———prohibit Federal office holders, who make reference to a classified FBI report or to an FBI agent's comments which are used for propaganda by terrorists, from holding a security clearance, S8273-S8279 [14JY]

Rove, Karl: role in release of identity of CIA operative, S8269-S8279 [14JY]

Reports

Openness Promotes Effectiveness in our National Government (OPEN Government) Act (S. 394), S1521 [16FE]

Reports filed

Dept. of Defense Transmittal of Documents Relative to Disclosure of Identity and Employment of Valerie Plame: Committee on Armed Services (House) (H. Res. 417) (H. Rept. 109-234), H8340 [22SE]

Dept. of Justice Transmittal of Documents Relative to Disclosure of Identity and Employment of Valerie Plame: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H. Res. 420) (H. Rept. 109-230), H8340 [22SE]

Dept. of State Transmittal of Documents Relative to Disclosure of Identity and Employment of Valerie Plame: Committee on International Relations (House) (H. Res. 419) (H. Rept. 109-225), H8102 [19SE]

Executive Office of the President and Dept. of Defense Transmittal of Documents Relative to Communications With United Kingdom Officials on Iraq: Committee on International Relations (House) (H. Res. 408) (H. Rept. 109-224), H8102 [19SE]

Executive Office of the President and Dept. of State Transmittal of Documents Relative to Communications With United Kingdom Officials on Iraq: Committee on International Relations (House) (H. Res. 375) (H. Rept. 109-223), H8102 [19SE]

Executive Office of the President and Dept. of State Transmittal of Documents Relative to the White House Iraq Group: Committee on International Relations (House) (H. Res. 505) (H. Rept. 109-291), H10156 [10NO]

Executive Office of the President Transmittal of Documents Relative to Disclosure of Identity and Employment of Valerie Plame: Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) (H. Res. 418) (H. Rept. 109-228), H8247 [21SE]

Faster FOIA Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 589), S2993 [17MR]

Federal Employee Protection of Disclosures Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 494) (S. Rept. 109-72), S5920 [25MY]

President Bush Provision of Documents Relating to His October 7, 2002, Speech in Cincinnati, OH, and His January 28, 2003, State of the Union Address: Committee on International Relations (House) (H. Res. 549) (H. Rept. 109-351), H12047 [16DE]

Require Future Legislation Establishing a New Exemption to the Freedom of Information Act To Explicitly State the Exemption Within the Text of Such Legislation: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1181) (S. Rept. 109-81), S6404 [13JN]

Statements

Request the Executive Office of the President and Direct the Dept. of State To Transmit Documents Relative to the White House Iraq Group: Representative Sherrod Brown, Committee on International Relations (House), E2336 [10NO]

Texts of

S. 394, Openness Promotes Effectiveness in our National Government (OPEN Government) Act, S1524 [16FE]

S. 494, clarify disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices for Federal employees and require a statement of nondisclosure policies, S1936-S1938 [2MR]

S. 589, Faster FOIA Act, S2485 [10MR]

S. 888, Homeland Security Information Guidance and Training Act, S4132 [21AP]

S. 1181, require any future legislation establishing a new exemption to explicitly state the exemption within the text of such legislation, S7385 [24JN]