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OPEN Government Act of 2007

A bill to promote accessibility, accountability, and 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.

12/31/2007--Public Law. (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate passed version is repeated here.) Openness Promotes Effectiveness in our National Government Act of 2007 or the OPEN Government Act of 2007 - Amends the Freedom of Informa more...

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December 14, 2007December 14, 2007December 18, 2007December 31, 2007December 31, 2007

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January 25, 2008 White House Signals Intent To Strip Critical FOIA Funds From OIGS

... the President signed the Leahy-Cornyn "Openness Promotes Effectiveness in our National Government Act" (the "OPEN Government Act"), S. 2488, ...

Source: All American Patriots (press release), Sweden
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January 11, 2008 Gazette Opinion: A victory for open government

The Open Government Act of 2007 (S. 2488) was written to reverse those trends by strengthening provisions for public access and government accountability. ...

Source: Billings Gazette,  USA
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January 03, 2008 President Bush signs FOIA reforms

On New Year’s Eve, the President signed the OPEN Government Act of 2007 (S. 2488) into law despite having tried previously to prevent such reforms. ...

Source: Project on Government Oversight, DC
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April 01, 2008 Human Rights News

... who just a few weeks ago weakened FOIA by refusing to fund the FOIA ombudsman role he approved in last year’s S. 2488, the Open Government Act. A new report shows that while Bush talked the talk by saying he’d reduce the backlog of ...

Source: Global Issues Web News
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February 01, 2008 S. 2488, OPEN Government Act of 2007

Direct spending and revenues effects estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on December 18, 2007, and signed by the President on December 31, 2007.

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January 26, 2008 links for 2008-01-26

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