Congress 107 - HR 4561 - Federal Agency Protection of Privacy Act

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Federal Agency Protection of Privacy Act - Requires Federal agencies: (1) when publishing a general notice of proposed rulemaking for any proposed rule or for an interpretative rule involving the internal revenue laws, to prepare, make available for public comment, and publish an initial analysis describing the rule's impact on the privacy of individuals; and (2) when promulgating the final rule, to prepare, make publicly available, and publish a final privacy impact analysis that includes a summary of the significant issues raised by and changes made pursuant to public comments on the initial analysis. Allows an agency head to waive or delay the completion of some or all of such requirements to the same extent such agency head may waive or delay completion of requirements for initial and final regulatory flexibility analyses.

Requires the head of an agency promulgating a rule that may have a significant privacy impact on individuals or on a substantial number of individuals to use specified techniques to assure that individuals have been given an opportunity to participate in the rulemaking.

Requires each agency to: (1) carry out a periodic review of promulgated rules that have such impact to determine whether each such rule can be amended or rescinded in a manner that minimizes such impact while remaining in accordance with applicable statutes; (2) carry out such review in accordance with a plan that provides for the review of each rule every ten years after the rule was published as a final rule; and (3) publish annually a list of the rules to be reviewed.

Sets forth provisions governing judicial review of agency compliance with this Act.

Requires submission of an agency's actions under this Act for congressional review.

Actions

Oct 8, 2002

Received in the Senate.
Oct 7, 2002

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Oct 7, 2002

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7030-7031)
Oct 7, 2002

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7030-7031)
Oct 7, 2002

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4561.
Oct 7, 2002

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7030-7033)
Oct 7, 2002

Mr. Sensenbrenner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Sep 30, 2002

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 434.
Sep 30, 2002

Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 107-701.
Sep 26, 2002

Mr. Blunt asked unanimous consent that the Committee on Judiciary have until midnight on Sept. 30 to file a report on H.R. 4561. Agreed to without objection.
Sep 10, 2002

Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Sep 10, 2002

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 9, 2002

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
Jul 9, 2002

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 1, 2002

Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 26, 2002

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.
Apr 24, 2002

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 24, 2002

Introduced in House

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