(2025-0090-F) American Dream Restoration Act

18 assets

This collection consists of records related to the American Dream Restoration Act. Introduced as a bill in the House of Representatives on January 4, 1995, the American Dream Restoration Act proposed amending the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax credits for families with qualifying children under the age of 18, tax credits for qualifying married couples, and established individual retirement plans designated as American Dream Savings Accounts. This bill later became part of the Tax Fairness and Deficit Reduction Act of 1995 and Balanced Budget Act of 1995. Materials responsive to this FOIA request include emails mentioning the American Dream Restoration Act.

The materials in FOIA 2025-0090-F are a selective body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related material. Introduced as a bill in the House of Representatives on January 4, 1995, the American Dream Restoration Act proposed amending the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax credits for families with qualifying children under the age of 18, tax credits for qualifying married couples, and established individual retirement plans designated as American Dream Savings Accounts. This bill later became part of the Tax Fairness and Deficit Reduction Act of 1995 and Balanced Budget Act of 1995. Materials responsive to this FOIA request include emails mentioning the American Dream Restoration Act.

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Records that are responsive to this FOIA request were found in these collection areas— Clinton Presidential Records: (SAS) Automated Records Management System [Email] and Clinton Presidential Records: (SAS) Tape Restoration Project [Email]. The Executive Office of the President (EOP) subsystem of the Electronic Records Archive (ERA) contains electronic records created or received by Clinton Administration officials. These records are stored in Search and Access Sets (SAS) that represent their originating computer program. Search strings are used to locate electronic records responsive to FOIA requests, and responsive assets are placed into Search Results Lists (SRLs). Depending on the complexity of the search, there may be multiple SRLs within each SAS. The Automated Records Management System (ARMS) is a database that contains email records of the Executive Office of the President. This system maintained unclassified Presidential email. The Tape Restoration Project (TRP) is a database consisting of restored emails from the Automated Records Management System (ARMS) from July 1994 through June 2000. The TRP is a database that contains email records of the Executive Office of the President. This system maintained unclassified Presidential email.

Collection is open to all researchers. Access to Clinton Presidential Records is governed by the Presidential Records Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. Chapter 22, as amended) and the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552, as amended) and therefore records may be restricted in whole or in part in accordance with legal exemptions.

Documents in this collection that were prepared by officials of the United States government as part of their official duties are in the public domain. Researchers are advised to consult the copyright law of the United States (17 U.S.C. Chapter 1) which governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material.

Official records of William Jefferson Clinton’s presidency are housed at the Clinton Presidential Library and administered by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) under the provisions of the Presidential Records Act (PRA).

Electronic mail messages

Staff Archivist, 2024. Previously restricted materials are added as they are released.

The following is a list of Search and Access Sets processed in response to FOIA 2025-0090-F:
Clinton Presidential Records: EOP Search and Access Sets (SAS)
(SAS) Automated Records Management System [Email] contains 17 assets.
(SAS) Tape Restoration Project [Email] contains 1 asset.