[Libs-Or] Fwd: [District Dispatch] House Passes Presidential Records Act Amendments and Presidential Library Donation Reform Act

[Diedre Conkling]

 House Passes Presidential Records Act Amendments and Presidential Library
Donation Reform Act <http://www.wo.ala.org/districtdispatch/?p=1301> January
08th, 2009 | Category: Government
Information<http://www.wo.ala.org/districtdispatch/?cat=3>

The House is back in session and is already getting to work. Yesterday, they
voted on and passed H.R. 35, Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2009 and
H.R. 36, Presidential Library Donation Reform Act of 2009.

H.R. 35 revokes President Bush's executive order (E.O. 13233). This ruling
invalidates part of E.O. 13233 that allows former Presidents and Vice
Presidents to review executive records before they are released under the
Freedom of Information Act.

Presidential records are an important resource for historians and the larger
public, and it is vital that these papers are made available. H.R. 35 passed
(359-58) and hopefully will have similar success in the Senate.

Presidential Library Donation Reform Act of 2009, sponsored by Oversight and
Government Reform Chairman Towns, makes it mandatory to disclose all
donations to charities set up to build presidential libraries. It passed the
House (388-31).

Now is the time to reach out to your Senators and them to support these
bills. Visit the ALA Legislative Action Center
<http://capwiz.com/ala/home/>to learn more about contacting your
elected officials.

Jessica McGilvray, Assistant Director
ALA Office of Government Relations
jmcgilvray at alawash.org
1-800-941-8478
202-628-8410


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Diedre Conkling
diedre08 at gmail.com
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