American Communities' Right to Public Information Act
Latest action · Dec 22, 2010 By Senator Rockefeller from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report. Report No. 111-387.
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.
- IntroducedJun 16, 2009
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
American Communities' Right to Public Information Act - Amends the SAFE Port Act with respect to existing prohibitions against the disclosure of information contained in maritime transportation security plans (including facility security plans, vessel security plans, and port vulnerability assessments) and other information related to security plans, procedures, or programs for vessels or facilities.
Declares that such prohibitions shall not be construed to authorize the designation of information as sensitive security information to: (1) conceal a violation of law, inefficiency, or administrative error; (2) prevent embarrassment to a person, organization, or agency; (3) restrain competition; or (4) prevent or delay the release of information that does not require protection in the interest of transportation security.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 16, 2009.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WV | Robert C. Byrd | Jul 16, 2009 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Jun 16, 2009Markup Jul 21, 2009Reported Dec 17, 2010 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 22, 2010By Senator Rockefeller from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report. Report No. 111-387.
- Dec 17, 2010Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Rockefeller with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- Dec 17, 2010Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 708.
- Jul 21, 2009Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Jun 16, 2009Introduced in Senate
- Jun 16, 2009Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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
- Aug 13, 2009S. 1274, American Communities' Right to Public Information Act<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on July 21, 2009</p>
- Aug 13, 2009S. 1274, American Communities' Right to Public Information ActCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on July 21, 2009
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to ensure that the prohibition on disclosure of maritime transportation security information is not used inappropriately to shield certain other information from public disclosure, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- American Communities' Right to Public Information Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 17, 2010Reported to Senate
- Jun 16, 2009Introduced 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.
