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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Jun 27, 2017
Creating Advanced Streamlined Electronic Services (CASES) for Constituents Act of 2017
This bill amends the Privacy Act of 1974 to require each executive agency to establish a system that allows an individual, or an entity authorized to act on such individual's behalf, to electronically submit a release form that grants another entity access to information in such system pertaining to the individual.
The Office of Management and Budget shall establish a uniform release form to be used across agencies for such electronic submission.
People & committees
Rep. Graves, Garret [R-LA-6] · R–LA
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6209-6210)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6209-6210)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3076.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6209-6211)
Mr. Walker moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 639.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 115-826.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 115-826.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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