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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.
Other Bill Titles (2 more) 3/12/2008--Introduced.
OPEN FOIA Act of 2008 - Amends the Freedom of Information Act to require statutory exemptions to its disclosure requirements to specifically cite its provision that authorizes such exemptions.
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| Introduced |  | Voted on by Senate | | Voted on by House | | Considered By President | | Bill Becomes Law |
| March 12, 2008 |
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March 13, 2008 Congress Needs to Learn a Little Openness Itself
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 aimed at Congress ...
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July 22, 2008 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 ...
Source: All Things Reform
July 08, 2008 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 ...
Source: policybeta
July 07, 2008 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 ...
Source: The Multiracial Activist
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Filing an FOIA should be part of the application process for some federal jobs. It provides information for after the person is hired whether or not their status has changed. After being hired, a person can ask for another FOIA to see if their status changed. The change in status has to be acknowledged because it affects the employee and jobs.
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