House Passes Bill to Preserve Electronic Records

Bill Summary – H.R. 5811: The Electronic Message Preservation Act. Rep. Henry A. Waxman, Chairman, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

  • “Investigations by the Oversight Committee have revealed significant deficiencies in the preservation of e-mail by the White House and federal agencies. H.R. 5811, the Electronic Message Preservation Act, introduced on April 15, 2008, by Reps. Waxman, Clay, and Hodes, modernizes the requirements of the Presidential Records Act and the Federal Records Act to ensure that these vital records are preserved for historians.”
  • Related Legislation – Electronic Communications Preservation Act
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