S. 2321: E-Government Reauthorization Act of 2007

110th Congress · introduced 2007-11-07 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 970.

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Where it came from: introduced 2007-11-07 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 970. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

E-Government Reauthorization Act of 2007

Plain summary

E-Government Reauthorization Act of 2007 - Amends the E-Government Act of 2002 to reauthorize appropriations through FY2012 for: (1) the integrated Internet-based system providing public access to government information and services (federal Internet portal); (2) the governmentwide repository and website; (3) the study of best practices at community technology centers, development and dissemination of the online tutorial, and promotion of community technology centers; (4) common protocols for geographic information systems; and (5) the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) electronic government services, and federal management and promotion of such services. Extends the authorization of appropriations through FY2012 for: (1) coordination of federal information policy (information security); (2) the E-Government Fund; and (3) the Information Exchange Program. Amends the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act to extend the Computer Standards Program through FY2012. Amends the Paperwork Reduction Act to require the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy to: (1) develop best practices for agencies to follow in conducting privacy impact assessments; and (2) ensure that publicly available online federal government information and services are made more accessible to external search capabilities, including commercial and governmental.

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Official text

E-Government Reauthorization Act of 2007

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate with amendment(s))

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] · 2 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 2321, E-Government Reauthorization Act of 2007 (2007-12-03); CBO cost estimate: S. 2321, E-Government Reauthorization Act of 2007 (2007-12-03)

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Susan M. Collins (R-ME)

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Appropriation: Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Authorization: A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
Securities: Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate with amendment(s))
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-110s2321.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/110/s>

Record fed-us-cong110-s2321 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110