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H.R. 3815 (110th)

Homeland Security Open Source Information Enhancement Act of 2008

openUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

10 October 2007

Last action

24 September 2008 · Reported

Status

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1051.

Sponsors

Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7], Rep. Lungren, Daniel E. [R-CA-3], Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2], Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4], Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17], Rep. Carney, Christopher P. [D-PA-10], Rep. Renzi, Rick [R-AZ-1], Rep. Harman, Jane [D-CA-36], ROBERT BRADY, Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9], Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9], Rep. Dicks, Norman D. [D-WA-6], Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]

Subjects

Rule of law, Transport

Source updated

9 July 2026

Rule of law · Transport

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Summary

Homeland Security Open Source Information Enhancement Act of 2007 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to ensure that Department of Homeland Security (DHS) components responsible for information sharing and infrastructure protection make full and efficient use of open source information to develop and disseminate open source products. Requires the Secretary to: (1) ensure that DHS makes full and efficient use of such information to analyze U.S. critical infrastructure nodes from the perspective of terrorists and other activities with a nexus to terrorism using publicly available information; and (2) share the unclassified results with appropriate federal, state, local, tribal, and private-sector officials. Directs: (1) the Secretary to ensure that the manner in which open source information is gathered and disseminated complies with the Constitution, the Privacy Act of 1974, the E-Government Act of 2002, and all other relevant federal laws; (2) the Chief Privacy Officer of DHS to include in such Officer's annual report a description of the types of personally identifiable information collected by DHS intelligence components; and (3) the Inspector General of DHS to audit the use and dissemination of such information to evaluate the effectiveness of DHS activities and to ensure consistency with existing federal open source information guidelines.

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Timeline

  1. 10 October 2007

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 10 October 2007

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 10 October 2007

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 12 October 2007

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment.

    Source: Committee

  5. 11 June 2008

    Committee

    Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Unanimous Consent .

    Source: Committee

  6. 11 June 2008

    Committee

    Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  7. 26 June 2008

    Reported

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

    Source: Committee

  8. 26 June 2008

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  9. 21 July 2008

    Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 486.

    Source: Calendars

  10. 21 July 2008

    Reported

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 110-763.

    Source: Committee

  11. 21 July 2008

    Reported

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 110-763.

    Source: Committee

  12. 29 July 2008

    Floor

    At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Bilirakis 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.

    Source: Floor

  13. 29 July 2008

    Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3815.

    Source: Floor

  14. 29 July 2008

    Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7189-7191)

    Source: Floor

  15. 29 July 2008

    Floor

    Ms. Harman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

    Source: Floor

  16. 30 July 2008

    Passed

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

    Source: Floor

  17. 30 July 2008

    Passed

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 7/29/2008 H7189-7190)

    Source: Floor

  18. 30 July 2008

    Passed

    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 H7189-7190)

    Source: Floor

  19. 30 July 2008

    Floor

    Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7596)

    Source: Floor

  20. 31 July 2008

    Introduced

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

    Source: IntroReferral

  21. 23 September 2008

    Reported

    Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

    Source: Committee

  22. 24 September 2008

    Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1051.

    Source: Calendars

  23. 24 September 2008

    Reported

    Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.

    Source: Committee

  24. 24 September 2008

    Reported

    Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.

    Source: Committee

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