U.S. Congress - H.R.1309 Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 2007
H.R.1309 - Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 2007
To promote openness in Government by strengthening section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act), and for other purposes. view all titles (3)
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- Short: Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 2007 as introduced.
- Short: Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 2007 as passed house.
- Official: To promote openness in Government by strengthening section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act), and for other purposes. as introduced.
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Sunshine laws are not just for the...
This past March, the US House of Representatives, to its credit, moved to expand the FOIA by passing HR 1309, also known as the Open Gove...
Sunshine in government critical
This past March, the US House of Representatives, to its credit, moved to expand the FOIA by passing HR 1309, also known as the Open Gove...
Open government group says FOIA ba...
Five months ago, the House overwhelmingly passed sweeping legislation (HR 1309) to reform the FOIA system despite the Bush administration...
Railroads, Rep. Lamar Smith, Iraq war
I voted against HR 1309 because it contains a fatal flaw — the statutory presumption of disclosure, which could compromise our nation's s...
What Happened During Sunshine Week?
By a vote of 308 to 117, the House passed the Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 2007 (HR 1309) on March 14. The bill restates the ...
Open Government Legislation the Fo...
By a vote of 308 to 117, the House passed the Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 2007 (HR 1309) on Mar. 14. The bill restates the 2...
Federal government needs to be far...
One measure, HR 1309, overwhelmingly approved by the House on Wednesday, would strengthen the 40-year-old Freedom of Information Act. It ...
Support open records
HR 1309 will hold agencies responsible for answering FOIA requests within the 20-day limit. According to news reports, seven agencies hav...
Democrats cite Bush administration...
The House bills are: HR 1309 (FOIA), HR 1254 and HR 1255 (presidential libraries), HR 1362 (contracting) and HR 985 (whistle-blowers).
House Presses on Open Government A...
The House bills are: HR 1309 (FOIA), HR 1254 and HR 1255 (presidential libraries), HR 1362 (contracting) and HR 985 (whistle-blowers).
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H.R.1309: To extend the authorizat...
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Democrats: Restoring Accountabilit...
H.R. 1309 - The Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 2007. This bill amends the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) in a dozen substant...
Weinstein testifies at OGIS hearin...
... Prolonged dispute keeps new FOIA office only on paper - GovExec.com (via CongressDaily); House Panel Holds Hearing on FOIA Ombudsman ...
congressional reform legislation
the freedom of information act (foia) amendments of 2007 (hr 1309), introduced in march 2007, is to promote openness in, and public acces...
exxon ed whitfield: what about peo...
hr 1309, a bill that has passed the house on a vote of 308-117, removes the authoritarian stain placed on the government of the united st...
House overturns Bush order on pape...
H.R. 1309, approved by a vote of 308-117, will strengthen the Freedom of Information Act and improve public access to government informat...
Sunlight Foundation » House Consi...
H.R. 1309 puts a little more teeth in our Freedom of Information Actâthe main lever that the press and the public has for prying docume...
Sunlight Foundation » Bill on FOI...
We are writing in support of the Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 2007 (H.R. 1309). Transparent government is fundamental to demo...
good morning, sunshine!
a freedom of information amendments act (hr 1309), which passed the house 308-117 on march 14, 2007. hr 1309, however, was unable to make...
key reforms to freedom of informat...
the senate passed s 849in early august and the house did the same with the slightly different hr 1309 just before recessing for the month...
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