H.R. 6113 · 110th Congress
Paperwork Assistance Act
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- House Introduced May 21, 2008
- House Passed Jul 29, 2008 394–0
Paperwork Assistance Act - Requires a federal agency to inform any person receiving a collection of information from the agency of the agency's contact information, including a website and a telephone number, by which a person may obtain a specific contact person responsible for answering questions about the information collection and other information to…
What it does: CRS summary · Passed House amended · Jul 29, 2008
Paperwork Assistance Act - Requires a federal agency to inform any person receiving a collection of information from the agency of the agency's contact information, including a website and a telephone number, by which a person may obtain a specific contact person responsible for answering questions about the information collection and other information to assist in responding to the information collection.
Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to include in the Director's annual report on information policy activities: (1) the status of implementation by agencies of the requirements of this Act; and (2) a description of how each agency has responded to complaints related to the agency's compliance with such requirements.
Makes this Act's contact information requirements applicable to new or revised collections of information approved by the Director beginning one year after enactment.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
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About this bill and sources
Official title: Paperwork Assistance Act
Latest action (Jul 30, 2008): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics · Origin: House · Introduced: May 21, 2008
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- House Introduced May 21, 2008
- House Passed Jul 29, 2008 394–0
Final vote · House · Jul 29, 2008
Passage (two-thirds required) — Passed. Vote details
Speaker of the House: Nancy Pelosi