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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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FOIA Performance Goes from Bad to Worst
Before the Senate went into its August recess, it unanimously passed the OPEN Government Act of 2007 (S. 849), which is a comprehensive reform of the FOIA ...
Federal FOIA changes can send message
... or OPEN Government Act (S. 849), makes simple, common-sense reforms to the way federal agencies process requests for documents under FOIA. ...
Patrick Leahy: Breakthrough On FOIA Reform Bill
... the way for Senate passage of the Openness Promotes Effectiveness in our National Government Act” (the “OPEN Government Act”), S.849, before we recess. ...
Statement Of Sen. Patrick Leahy On Passage Of The OPEN Government Act
... Openness Promotes Effectiveness in our National Government Act” (the “OPEN Government Act”), S.849, before adjourning for the August recess. ...
Senate unanimously approves FOIA update
Advocates said the OPEN Government Act (S.849) would make it easier for people who seek information from the labyrinth of federal government. ...
Senate Passes OPEN Government Act
... the US Senate on Friday passed the Openness Promotes Effectiveness in our National Government Act, or OPEN Government Act, (S. 849) to, the RTNDA says, ...
Reporters Committee commends Senate for passing FOIA amendments
The Openness Promotes Effectiveness in our National Government Act, or OPEN Government Act (S. 849), provides a tracking system for individual information ...
You're a lobbyist
S.849, the OPEN Government Act of 2007, is the first major overhaul of FOIA in a decade. With bi-partisan support by sponsors Senator Patrick Leahy, ...
The FOIA Shell Game
The fix is the Openness Promotes Effectiveness in Our National Government Act of 2007, or OPEN Government Act, S. 849. Perhaps the best shorthand ...
Groups Urge Senate to Enact FOIA Reform on the Law's 41st Birthday
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 ...
Study: FOIA Requests Dating Back to Reagan Administration Remain ...
Fuchs was referring to Justice's objections to the pending OPEN Government Act (S. 849) that would impose enforceable deadlines with consequences for ...
Open government advocates slam report on FOIA reform
Similar legislation (S. 849) awaits action on the Senate floor, but Sen. Jon Kyle, R-Ariz., has placed a hold on the bill because of the Justice ...
'Sunshine' Media Group Wants FOIA Reforms Passed By Memorial Day
The Openness Promotes Effectiveness in our National Government Act, or OPEN Government Act (S. 849), would also give requesters a tracking number allowing ...
Legislation to Overhaul Freedom of Information Act
S. 849 would authorize the Office of Special Counsel to take disciplinary action against government officials who refuse to release information. ...
Backlog of requests for public information growing
... and Government Reform Committee Chairman Henry Waxman, D-Calif. Similar legislation on the Senate side (S. 849) awaits action in the Judiciary Committee.
House passes FOIA bill over White House protests
On the Senate side, Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. introduced similar legislation (S. 849). That bill awaits action in the Judiciary ...
House passes 3 open-government bills
The House bill goes a step further than the Senate version (S. 849) in restoring a "presumption of disclosure" standard that obliges agencies to release ...
Senators seek federal transparency, 'reporter's shield'
The measure, S.849, also would clarify that FOIA includes federal records held by private contractors and would establish a hotline for citizens to track ...
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