S.849 - Openness Promotes Effectiveness in our National 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. view all titles (5)

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  • Short: Openness Promotes Effectiveness in our National Government Act of 2007 as introduced.
  • Short: OPEN Government Act of 2007 as passed senate.
  • Official: 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. as introduced.
  • Short: OPEN Government Act of 2007 as introduced.
  • Short: Openness Promotes Effectiveness in our National Government Act of 2007 as passed senate.

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05/13/11
Senator John Cornyn, Texas (R) - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress

S.849 - Waco Mammoth National Monument Establishment Act of 2011. A bill to establish the Waco Mammoth National Monument in the State of Texas, and for other purposes. Introduced May 11, 2011 43 Views .... “By using violence against peaceful protestors,

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04/13/11
S.849: Waco Mammoth National Monument Establishment Act of 2011 ...

Official government data, breaking news and blog coverage, public comments and user community for S.849 A bill to establish the Waco Mammoth National Monument in the State of Texas, and for other purposes. Source: opencongress.org ... OpenCongress is a fre

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02/09/11
S.323 - OpenCongress

HEARING: to receive testimony on the following bills: S. 114, S. 127, S. 140, S. 161, S. 177, S. 247, S. 279, S. 302, S. 323, S. 403, S. 404, S. 508, S. 535, S. 564, S. 599, S. 713, S. 765, S. 779, S. 849, S. 858 . ... the First State National Historical P

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01/24/11
S.177 - OpenCongress

HEARING: to receive testimony on the following bills: S. 114, S. 127, S. 140, S. 161, S. 177, S. 247, S. 279, S. 302, S. 323, S. 403, S. 404, S. 508, S. 535, S. 564, S. 599, S. 713, S. 765, S. 779, S. 849, ...

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03/15/09
S.599: Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2009 ... - OpenCongress

S.849: Waco Mammoth National Monument Establishment ... - OpenCongress. HEARING: to receive testimony on the following bills: S. 114, S. 127, S. 140, S. 161, S. 177, S. 247, S. 279, S. 302, S. 323, S. 403, S. 404, S. 508, S. 535, ... recently introduced Se

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01/13/09
S.247 - OpenCongress

HEARING: to receive testimony on the following bills: S. 114, S. 127, S. 140, S. 161, S. 177, S. 247, S. 279, S. 302, S. 323, S. 403, S. 404, S. 508, S. 535, S. 564, S. 599, S. 713, S. 765, S. 779, S. 849, S. 858 . ... the First ... Tubman National Histori

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12/05/08
All Things Reform: Add your name to our Followers widget!

... S.3308 (1); S.436 (2); S.453 (1); S.849 (1); S.866 (1); s.886 (3); SAFETEA-LU (1); safety (20); salaries (1); Sarah Palin (1); scandals (1); SCHIP (1); schools (2); science (2); scorecards (1); scott j bloch (1); search engines (1) ...

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11/15/08
All Things Reform: Send President-Elect Obama's transition team ...

... S.3308 (1); S.436 (2); S.453 (1); S.849 (1); S.866 (1); s.886 (3); SAFETEA-LU (1); safety (20); salaries (1); Sarah Palin (1); scandals (1); SCHIP (1); schools (2); science (2); scorecards (1); scott j bloch (1); search engines (1) ...

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11/14/08
All Things Reform: Defining 'reform' for today's government

... S.3308 (1); S.436 (2); S.453 (1); S.849 (1); S.866 (1); s.886 (3); SAFETEA-LU (1); safety (20); salaries (1); Sarah Palin (1); scandals (1); SCHIP (1); schools (2); science (2); scorecards (1); scott j bloch (1); search engines (1) ...

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10/07/08
jungle-world.com - Gesternblog - Tati

(Barbara Wiedemann, „Kommentar“, in: Celan, S. 849). HORATIO. Zwei Nächte nach einander war’s den beiden, Marcellus und Bernardo, auf der Wache In toter Stille tiefer Mitternacht So widerfahren. Ein Schatte wie Eu’r Vater ...

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09/27/08
All Things Reform: Urgent: Tell Your Congress members to Vote "NO ...

... S.3308 (1); S.436 (2); S.453 (1); S.849 (1); S.866 (1); s.886 (3); SAFETEA-LU (1); safety (20); salaries (1); Sarah Palin (1); scandals (1); SCHIP (1); schools (2); science (2); scorecards (1); scott j bloch (1); search engines (1) ...

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09/10/08
110th Congress Committee Reports

... S.879 - No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act of 2007 (Senate Report 110-68, May 22, 2007); S.863 - Emergency and Disaster Assistance Fraud Penalty Enhancement Act of 2007 (Senate Report 110-69, May 22, 2007); S.849 - OPEN ...

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07/22/08
OpenCongress - U.S. Congress - S.3308 Veteran Voting Support Act

S.3297 (1); S.3308 (1); S.436 (2); S.453 (1); S.849 (1); S.866 (1); s.886 (3); SAFETEA-LU (1); safety (20); salaries (1); Sarah Palin (1); scandals (1); SCHIP (1); schools (2); science (2); scorecards (1); scott j bloch (1) . ...

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07/20/08
Hochstapler

(edition suhrkamp 1099) Frankfurt/M.: Suhrkamp 1983, Bd. 2, Kapitel “Von deutscher Hochstapler-Republik”, S. 849-859. 2 Man kann ihn faksimiliert bei Google nachlesen. 3 Vgl. dazu Michael Niehaus: Autoren unter sich. ...

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07/17/08
Hochstapler

2, Kapitel “Von deutscher Hochstapler-Republik”, S. 849-859. 2 Man kann ihn faksimiliert bei Google nachlesen. 3 Vgl. dazu Michael Niehaus: Autoren unter sich. Walter Scott, Willibald Alexis, Wilhelm Hauff und andere in einer ...

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06/10/08
Sunlight Foundation » Information Independence Day

The OPEN Government Act (S. 849) would enact common-sense reforms to the FOIA and put in place incentives for federal agencies to process FOIA requests from the public in a timely manner. The bill is supported by a large and diverse ...

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04/08/08
FOIA Gras

The FOIA ombudsman is now located in the Department of Justice, rather than its original location in the National Archives (Open Government Act 07-S.849 –thank you Janine, both for this and the concept), which many (especially the ...

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03/23/08
Exkursionen in die kleine Form [Kluge]

... gleich zu welchem Preis, oder die Heimfahrt zu erkunden zu den aussichtlosen Gebieten aus denen sie stammten.” Alexander Kluge (2005): Arbeiterstrich, in ders. Die Lücke die der Teufel lässt, Frankfurt/Main: Suhrkamp, S.849.

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12/17/07
OpenCongress - U.S. Congress - S.2488 OPEN Government Act of 2007

Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. Introduced on Dec 14, 2007. Related Bills:. H.R.1309 · H.R.1326 · S.849 · S.2427. Related Issue Areas: ...

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12/17/07
Mixed News from Washington on media ownership and FOI

Today’s vote comes days after the US Senate passed Openness Promotes Effectiveness in our National (OPEN) Government Act (S. 849) last week. The legislation improves the process by which the federal government carries out the Freedom of ...

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12/07/07
WashingtonWatch.com - S. 2427, The OPEN Government Act of 2007

The OPEN Government Act of 2007 (S. 849) · The OPEN Government Act of 2007 (H.R. 1326) · The Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 2007 (H.R. 1309) · The OPEN Government Act of 2007 (P.L. 110-175) (more recent activity!) ...

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12/05/07
New version of FOIA update bill submitted in U.S. Senate

This week the FOIA-duo Leahy & Cornyn presented a new version of S.849 to try to get movement in the U.S. Senate for improving the Freedom of Information Act. The new version brings

Source: FOI FYI
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12/04/07
New version of FOIA update bill submitted in US Senate

This week the FOIA-duo Leahy & Cornyn presented a new version of S.849 to try to get movement in the US Senate for improving the Freedom of Information Act. The new version brings it more in line with the House version, which passed ...

Source: FOI FYI
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10/24/07
NATIONAL ANIMAL IDENTIFICATION ACT BILL ATTEMPT TO EXCLUDE FREEDOM ...

Read about Senate Farm Bill S.849, sponsored by Sen. Leahy. There will be an attempted exemption of any use of the Freedom of Information Act, if this bill is passed. Cut and paste the link to NoNAIS.org to read this revealing and ...

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10/23/07
NATIONAL ANIMAL IDENTIFICATION ACT BILL ATTEMPT TO EXCLUDE FREEDOM ...

Read about Senate Farm Bill S.849, sponsored by Sen. Leahy. There will be an attempted exemption of any use of the Freedom of Information Act, if this bill is passed. Cut and paste the link to NoNAIS.org to read this revealing and ...

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10/23/07
USDA Attempts to Subvert FOIA

This proposed FOIA exemption for the commonplace contact information of livestock facilities flies in the face of the pending FOIA amendments of S. 849; those pending FOIA amendments would, inter alia, require that any legislation ...

Source: NoNAIS.org
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10/22/07
Farm Bill FOIA Bulloney - Farm Bill Alert! Take Action

This proposed FOIA exemption for the commonplace contact information of livestock facilities flies in the face of the pending FOIA amendments of S. 849; those pending FOIA amendments would, inter alia, require that any legislation ...

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10/13/07
FOIA Reforms Plow Forward in Congress | Electronic Frontier Foundation

Like the House bill, S. 849, the Openness Promotes Effectiveness in our National Government Act of 2007, will improve the public's right to access government information through the FOIA and penalize agencies that don't comply with the ...

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10/11/07
Reform FOIA this July 4th! | Electronic Frontier Foundation

The OPEN Government Act (S. 849)(PDF) brings much needed reform to FOIA and puts in place incentives for federal agencies to process FOIA requests in a timely fashion. The bill would create a tracking system for FOIA requests so that ...

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10/10/07
FOIA Amended.

The bill (S.849) was passed by a unanimous vote, with the amendments that Senator Kyl made to it. The bill made a number of changes to FOIA, including:. Requests that take longer than 10 days will be tracked. ...

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