United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5811 (110th)
Electronic Message Preservation Act
Introduced
15 April 2008
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Status
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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7 April 2025
Summary
Electronic Communications Preservation Act - Requires: (1) the Archivist of the United States to promulgate regulations governing agency preservation of electronic communications that are records; (2) agencies to comply with such regulations and to report to the Archivist on their compliance; and (3) the Archivist to report to specified congressional committees on such compliance. Requires the Archivist to promulgate regulations that include provisions for establishing standards necessary for the economical and efficient management of presidential records during a President's term of office. Requires the Archivist to: (1) annually certify whether the records management controls established by the President meet this Act's requirements; and (2) report to specified congressional committees on the status of the certification. Requires the Archivist, one year following the conclusion of a President's term or the conclusion of the last consecutive term, to report to specified congressional committees on: (1) the volume and format of records deposited into that President's archival depository; and (2) whether the records management controls of that President met this Act's requirements.
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10 official files
Referred in Senate (text)
Referred in Senate (text)
Referred in Senate · EN · 10 July 2008
Referred in Senate (PDF)
Referred in Senate · EN · 10 July 2008
Engrossed in House (text)
Engrossed in House · EN · 9 July 2008
Engrossed in House (PDF)
Engrossed in House · EN · 9 July 2008
Passed House amended
summary · EN · 9 July 2008
Reported in House (text)
Reported in House · EN · 11 June 2008
Reported in House (PDF)
Reported in House · EN · 11 June 2008
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 15 April 2008
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 15 April 2008
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 15 April 2008
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/5811
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/5811