To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and other information and to promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security and other information, and for other purposes.

Overview Sponsor: Rep. Jane Harman [D-CA36](no cosponsors) Cosponsors: Text: Summary | Full Text Status: Introduced Jan 15, 2009 Referred to Committee View Committee Assignments Reported by Committee Nov 4, 2009 Passed House Feb 3, 2009 Senate Vote ... Signed by President ... This bill has been passed in the House. The bill now goes on to be voted on in the Senate. Keep in mind that debate may be taking place on a companion bill in the Senate, rather than on this particular bill. [Last Updated: Nov 13, 2009 1:49PM] Last Action: Nov 4, 2009: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. 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: Feb 3, 2009: This bill passed in the House of Representatives by voice vote. A record of each representative's position was not kept.

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|quote=Reducing Over-Classification Act of 2009
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