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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03/12/08
Congress Needs to Learn a Little O...

The new bill, S.2746, was dropped in the hopper just as Sunshine Week approaches, and is named the OPEN FOIA Act of 2008. It is actually ...

Source: Project on Government Oversight, DC
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11/04/09
S.2746: Too Big to Fail, Too Big t...

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12/30/08
All Things Reform: Join Social Act...

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11/19/08
All Things Reform: New congression...

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11/14/08
All Things Reform: Defining 'refor...

... rollovers (1); Ron Paul (2); Ross Perot (2); RSS (1); RTBA (1); rudy giuliani (1); rules (7); Russ Feingold (1); S.1 (2); S.1285 (6);...

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09/07/08
Congresspedia Preview: This Week i...

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...

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07/27/08
Congresspedia Preview: This Week i...

Business meeting to consider S.3155, to reauthorize and improve the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, S.2746, to a...

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07/27/08
Shopfloor » Blog Archive » The W...

Judiciary on Thursday marks up a slough of bills, including S. 2746, the OPEN FOIA Act, and S. 2838, banning predispute arbitration provi...

Source: Shopfloor
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07/21/08
Government reform newsletter recap

Twenty-nine organizations and open government advocates(including several coalition partners) joined OpenTheGovernment.org in writing to ...

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07/13/08
Congresspedia Preview: This Week i...

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 Commi...

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07/13/08
ACLU Blog: Because Freedom Can’t...

The Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to markup S. 2746, the OPEN FOIA Act of 2008. Immigration. The House Homeland Security Commit...

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