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S.2746 - OPEN FOIA Act of 2008
A bill to amend section 552(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act) to provide that statutory exemptions to the disclosure requirements of that Act shall specifically cite to the provision of that Act authorizing such exemptions, to ensure an open and deliberative process in Congress by providing for related legislative proposals to explicitly state such required citations, and for other purposes. view all titles (2)
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- Official: A bill to amend section 552(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act) to provide that statutory exemptions to the disclosure requirements of that Act shall specifically cite to the provision of that Act authorizing such exemptions, to ensure an open and deliberative process in Congress by providing for related legislative proposals to explicitly state such required citations, and for other purposes. as introduced.
- Short: OPEN FOIA Act of 2008 as introduced.
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CHOB-345 9:30 am; Senate Committee on the Judiciary hearings to examine S.2746, to amend section 552(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act) to provide that statutory exemptions to ...
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Business meeting to consider S.3155, to reauthorize and improve the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, S.2746, to amend section 552(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of ...
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Judiciary on Thursday marks up a slough of bills, including S. 2746, the OPEN FOIA Act, and S. 2838, banning predispute arbitration provisions in nursing home contracts. Small Business on Wednesday marks up a bill to reauthorize the ...
Government reform newsletter recap
Twenty-nine organizations and open government advocates(including several coalition partners) joined OpenTheGovernment.org in writing to the Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary to endorse S. 2746, the OPEN ...
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SD-215 10:00 am; Senate Committee on the Judiciary Business meeting to consider S.3155, S.2746, and S.3061. SD-226 10:00 am; Senate Committee on the Environment and Public Works Hearings to examine ways to make the nation's highways ...
ACLU Blog: Because Freedom Canât Blog Itself: Official Blog of the ...
The Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to markup S. 2746, the OPEN FOIA Act of 2008. Immigration. The House Homeland Security Committee will hold a hearing titled "The Challenge of Aligning Programs, Personnel and Resources to ...
James Landrith is...Taking The Gloves Off - Letter to Senate ...
We write on behalf of the undersigned group of business, public interest, and historical organizations to endorse the OPEN FOIA Act (S. 2746), which would ensure transparency by requiring that every statutory carve-out to the Freedom of ...
FOIA Transparency⦠It Shouldnât Be An Oxymoron
Yesterday, OpenTheGovernment.org circulated a letter endorsing the OPEN FOIA Act (S.2746). CDT was one of the 29 organizations that signed on to the letter. As Sophia noted during Sunshine Week this year, the bill is a short one but ...
Letter to Senate Judiciary on OPEN FOIA Act
Passage of S. 2746 is vitally important because it will require that every proposed new carve-out to the FOIA specifically reference the Act.To preserve the ideals of openness that FOIA embodies, bills that exempt records from FOIA ...
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SD-342 10:00 am; Senate Judiciary Committee Business meeting to consider S.2979, H.R.5690, S.2892, S.1211, S.3155, S.2746, S.3061, S.Res.594. SD-226 10:00 am; Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs Hearings ...
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Bill aims to expose and limit exemptions to FOIA
A bill, the OPEN FOIA Act of 2008 (S.2746), was introduced in March by Sens. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and John Cornyn (R-TX). It would add an important provision to last year's OPEN Government Act (PUBLIC LAW 110-175--DEC. ...
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