To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes.

Overview Sponsor: Rep. Henry Waxman [D-CA30]show cosponsors (29) Cosponsors: Eleanor Norton [D-DC] Gary Ackerman [D-NY5] Thomas Allen [D-ME1] Howard Berman [D-CA28] Bruce Braley [D-IA1] William Clay [D-MO1] John Conyers [D-MI14] Jim Cooper [D-TN5] Elijah Cummings [D-MD7] Danny Davis [D-IL7] Thomas Davis [R-VA11] Keith Ellison [D-MN5] Steve Israel [D-NY2] Paul Kanjorski [D-PA11] Dennis Kucinich [D-OH10] Zoe Lofgren [D-CA16] Carolyn Maloney [D-NY14] Betty McCollum [D-MN4] John McHugh [R-NY23] George Miller [D-CA7] Christopher Murphy [D-CT5] Jerrold Nadler [D-NY8] Todd Platts [R-PA19] Allyson Schwartz [D-PA13] Christopher Shays [R-CT4] Christopher Van Hollen [D-MD8] Diane Watson [D-CA33] Peter Welch [D-VT] John Yarmuth [D-KY3] Text: Summary | Full Text Status: Introduced Feb 12, 2007 Referred to Committee View Committee Assignments Reported by Committee Feb 14, 2007 Amendments (6 proposed) View Amendments Passed House Mar 14, 2007 Senate Vote (did not occur) Signed by President (did not occur) This bill never became law. This bill was proposed in a previous session of Congress. Sessions of Congress last two years, and at the end of each session all proposed bills and resolutions that haven't passed are cleared from the books. Members often reintroduce bills that did not come up for debate under a new number in the next session. Last Action: Jun 6, 2007: House Armed Services: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia. Related: See the Related Legislation page for other bills related to this one and a list of subject terms that have been applied to this bill. Sometimes the text of one bill or resolution is incorporated into another, and in those cases the original bill or resolution, as it would appear here, would seem to be abandoned. Votes: Mar 14, 2007: This bill passed in the House of Representatives by roll call vote. The totals were 331 Ayes, 94 Nays, 8 Present/Not Voting. Vote Details. You are not tracking any senators or representatives. To see their votes here, look up a Member of Congress. View all 5 votes on this bill.

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