HR 35 · 111th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2009

Introduced 2009-01-06· Sponsored by Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 64.(2009-05-19)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 2009-01-07
Roll #5
Yea 359Nay 58
Democrats
245 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
114 Yea·58 Nay
PassedHouse · 2009-01-07
Roll #5
Yea 359Nay 58
Democrats
245 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
114 Yea·58 Nay

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Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2009 - Amends the Presidential Records Act to require the Archivist of the United States, when making available any presidential record not previously made available publicly, to: (1) promptly provide written notice of such determination to the former President during whose term of office the record was created and to the incumbent President; and (2) make the notice available to the public. Requires such a record to be made available upon the expiration of a specified period, except any record with respect to which the Archivist receives notification from a former or incumbent President of a claim of constitutionally based privilege against disclosure. Authorizes a former or an incumbent President to extend such period for a specified time. Requires: (1) any claim to be asserted personally by a former or incumbent President; and (2) a former or incumbent President to notify the Archivist and specified congressional committees of a privilege claim. Prohibits the Archivist from making publicly available a presidential record that is subject to a privilege claim asserted by the incumbent President unless: (1) the incumbent President withdraws the…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 35, Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2009

Apr 21, 2009

<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on April 1, 2009</p>

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H.R. 35, Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2009

Apr 21, 2009

Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on April 1, 2009

Full CBO report ↗

Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office

Cosponsors (5)

3 Democrats2 Republicans