E-Government Reauthorization Act of 2007
Latest action · Sep 16, 2008 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 970.
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.
- IntroducedNov 7, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
E-Government Reauthorization Act of 2007 - Amends the E-Government Act of 2002 to reauthorize appropriations through FY2012 for: (1) the integrated Internet-based system providing public access to government information and services (federal Internet portal); (2) the governmentwide repository and website; (3) the study of best practices at community technology centers, development and dissemination of the online tutorial, and promotion of community technology centers; (4) common protocols for geographic information systems; and (5) the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) electronic government services, and federal management and promotion of such services.
Extends the authorization of appropriations through FY2012 for: (1) coordination of federal information policy (information security); (2) the E-Government Fund; and (3) the Information Exchange Program.
Amends the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act to extend the Computer Standards Program through FY2012.
Amends the Paperwork Reduction Act to require the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy to: (1) develop best practices for agencies to follow in conducting privacy impact assessments; and (2) ensure that publicly available online federal government information and services are made more accessible to external search capabilities, including commercial and governmental.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Nov 7, 2007.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Nov 7, 2007 |
| D-DE | Thomas R. Carper | Original | Nov 7, 2007 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Nov 7, 2007Markup Nov 14, 2007Hearings Dec 11, 2007Reported Sep 16, 2008 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 16, 2008Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman with an amendment. With written report No. 110-465.
- Sep 16, 2008Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 970.
- Dec 11, 2007Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 110-894.
- Nov 14, 2007Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Nov 7, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Nov 7, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S10304 | Patrick J. Leahy D-VT | Oct 1, 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
- Dec 3, 2007S. 2321, E-Government Reauthorization Act of 2007<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on November 14, 2007</p>
- Dec 3, 2007S. 2321, E-Government Reauthorization Act of 2007Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on November 14, 2007
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 110-894 | E-GOVERNMENT 2.0: IMPROVING INNOVATION, COLLABORATION, AND ACCESS123 pages | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Dec 11, 2007 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the E-Government Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-347) to reauthorize appropriations, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- E-Government Reauthorization Act of 2007
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- E-Government Reauthorization Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
- Authorization
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Computers
- Economics and Public Finance
- Electronic government information
- Geographic information systems
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Government publicity
- Governmental investigations
- Internet
- Right of privacy
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Standards
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 16, 2008Reported to Senate
- Nov 7, 2007Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
