Department of Homeland Security Component Privacy Officer Act of 2008
Latest action · Jul 31, 2008 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 29, 2008
- Passed HouseJul 30, 2008
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Department of Homeland Security Component Privacy Officer Act of 2008 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate a full-time privacy official for each of the following Department of Homeland Security (DHS) components: (1) the Transportation Security Administration (TSA); (2) the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS); (3) Customs and Border Protection (CBP); (4) Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE); (5) the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); (6) the Coast Guard; (7) the Directorate of Science and Technology; (8) the Office of Intelligence and Analysis; and (9) the Directorate for National Protection and Programs. Grants each component's privacy official primary responsibility for implementing the privacy policy for DHS established by DHS's privacy officer.
Requires each designated privacy official to report directly to both the component head and DHS's privacy officer. Lists the responsibilities of each component privacy official, including: (1) serving as DHS's privacy officer's main point of contact at the component to implement that officer's policies and directives; (2) advising the component head on privacy considerations when any law, regulation, or guideline is proposed, developed, or implemented; (3) assuring that the use of technologies sustains or enhances privacy protections; (4) identifying privacy issues related to component programs; (5) monitoring the component's compliance with all applicable federal privacy laws and regulations; (6) assisting in drafting and reviewing privacy impact assessments, privacy threshold assessments, and system of records notices; (7) implementing and monitoring privacy training for component employees and contractors in coordination with DHS's privacy officer; and (8) providing DHS's privacy officer with written materials and information regarding the relevant activities of the component, including privacy violations and abuse, that are needed to successfully prepare reports for Congress and on behalf of DHS.
Directs each component head to ensure that the component's privacy official: (1) has the information, resources, and access to material and personnel necessary to fulfill his or her responsibilities; (2) is advised of proposed policy changes and the development of new programs, regulations, procedures, or guidelines during the planning stages; and (3) is included in decision-making.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jan 29, 2008.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Original | Jan 29, 2008 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Homeland Security Committee | Referred Jan 29, 2008Markup Jun 26, 2008Reported Jul 10, 2008 |
| Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability Subcommittee | Referred Feb 14, 2008Discharged Jun 26, 2008 | |
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Jul 31, 2008 |
Actions 17
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 31, 2008Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Jul 30, 2008Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7596)
- Jul 30, 2008Passed/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 H7175)
- Jul 30, 2008Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jul 29, 2008Mr. Thompson (MS) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jul 29, 2008Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7175-7176)
- Jul 29, 2008DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5170.
- Jul 29, 2008At 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.
- Jul 10, 2008Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 482.
- Jul 10, 2008Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 110-755.
- Jun 26, 2008Subcommittee on Management, Investigations, and Oversight Discharged.
- Jun 26, 2008Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jun 26, 2008Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Feb 14, 2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Management, Investigations, and Oversight.
- Jan 29, 2008Introduced in House
- Jan 29, 2008Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E103-104)
- Jan 29, 2008Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
In the Congressional Record 3
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H7596 | — | Jul 30, 2008 |
| House | Debate and remarks H7175, H7176Text printed H7175 | Bennie G. Thompson D-MS, Gus M. Bilirakis R-FL | Jul 29, 2008 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E103 | Christopher P. Carney D-PA | Jan 29, 2008 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Jul 8, 2008H.R. 5170, Department of Homeland Security Component Privacy Officer Act of 2008<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on June 26, 2008</p>
- Jul 8, 2008H.R. 5170, Department of Homeland Security Component Privacy Officer Act of 2008Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on June 26, 2008
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for a privacy official within each component of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Department of Homeland Security Component Privacy Officer Act of 2008
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Department of Homeland Security Component Privacy Officer Act of 2008
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Department of Homeland Security Component Privacy Officer Act of 2008
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 31, 2008Referred in Senate
- Jul 30, 2008Engrossed in House
- Jul 10, 2008Reported in House
- Jan 29, 2008Introduced in House
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