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Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Amendments: 110th Congress [Updated January 7, 2008]
"Several bills were offered in this regard in the 109th Congress, such as the OPEN Government Act, introduced by Senator John Cornyn with Senator Patrick Leahy and offered in the House by Representative Lamar Smith. Of related interest was legislation sponsored by Senator Cornyn with Senator Leahy, which would have created a temporary commission to examine, and make recommendations concerning, FOIA request processing delays. A companion bill was offered by Representative Brad Sherman. Another related bill, offered by Senator Leahy, would have amended the Homeland Security Act to modify the limitations on the release of voluntarily furnished critical infrastructure information pursuant to the FOIA. Representative Henry Waxman introduced a comprehensive bill addressing several aspects of information access and disclosure. While some of these proposals made progress in the legislative process, none were enacted by the 109th Congress. Similar legislation has been introduced in the 110th Congress (H.R. 541, H.R. 1309, H.R. 1326, H.R. 1775, S. 849, S. 2427, S. 2488). This report will be updated as events warrant."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
2008-01-07
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Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Amendments: 109th Congress [Updated February 1, 2007]
"Enacted in 1966 after 11 years of investigation, legislative development, and deliberation in the House and half as many years of such consideration in the Senate, the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) displaced the ineffective public information section of the Administrative Procedure Act. The FOIA was designed to enable any person - individual or corporate, regardless of citizenship - to request, without explanation or justification, presumptive access to existing, identifiable, unpublished, executive branch agency records on any topic. The statute specified nine categories of information that may be permissibly exempted from the rule of disclosure. Disputes over the accessibility of requested records could be ultimately settled in court. This report examines efforts to amend the FOI Act, and will be updated as events warrant."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Relyea, Harold
2007-02-01
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Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Amendments: 109th Congress [Updated September 22, 2006]
"Enacted in 1966 after 11 years of investigation, legislative development, and deliberation in the House and half as many years of such consideration in the Senate, the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) displaced the ineffective public information section of the Administrative Procedure Act. The FOIA was designed to enable any person - individual or corporate, regardless of citizenship - to request, without explanation or justification, presumptive access to existing, identifiable, unpublished, executive branch agency records on any topic. The statute specified nine categories of information that may be permissibly exempted from the rule of disclosure. Disputes over the accessibility of requested records could be ultimately settled in court. This report examines efforts to amend the FOI Act, and will be updated as events warrant."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Relyea, Harold
2006-09-22
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Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Amendments: 109th Congress [Updated December 6, 2005]
From the Summary: "Enacted in 1966 after 11 years of investigation, legislative development, and deliberation in the House and half as many years of such consideration in the Senate, the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) displaced the ineffective public information section of the Administrative Procedure Act. The FOIA was designed to enable any person--individual or corporate, regardless of citizenship--to request, without explanation or justification, presumptive access to existing, identifiable, unpublished, executive branch agency records on any topic. The statute specified nine categories of information that may be permissibly exempted from the rule of disclosure. Disputes over the accessibility of requested records could be ultimately settled in court. [...] This report examines efforts to amend the FOI Act, and will be updated as events warrant."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Relyea, Harold
2005-12-06
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Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Amendments: 109th Congress [Updated June 28, 2005]
"Enacted in 1966 after 11 years of investigation, legislative development, and deliberation in the House and half as many years of such consideration in the Senate, the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) displaced the ineffective public information section of the Administrative Procedure Act. The FOIA was designed to enable any person--individual or corporate, regardless of citizenship--to request, without explanation or justification, presumptive access to existing, identifiable, unpublished, executive branch agency records on any topic. The statute specified nine categories of information that may be permissibly exempted from the rule of disclosure. Disputes over the accessibility of requested records could be ultimately settled in court. [...] This report examines efforts to amend the FOI Act, and will be updated as events warrant."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Relyea, Harold
2005-06-28
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Freedom of Information Act Amendments: 109th Congress [Updated May 16, 2005]
From the Summary: "Enacted in 1966 after 11 years of investigation, legislative development, and deliberation in the House and half as many years of such consideration in the Senate, the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) displaced the ineffective public information section of the Administrative Procedure Act. The FOIA was designed to enable any person -- individual or corporate, regardless of citizenship -- to request, without explanation or justification, presumptive access to existing, identifiable, unpublished, executive branch agency records on any topic. The statute specified nine categories of information that may be permissibly exempted from the rule of disclosure. Disputes over the accessibility of requested records could be ultimately settled in court."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Relyea, Harold
2005-05-16
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Freedom of Information Act Amendments: 109th Congress [February 25, 2005]
From the Summary: "Enacted in 1966 after 11 years of investigation, legislative development, and deliberation in the House and half as many years of such consideration in the Senate, the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) displaced the ineffective public information section of the Administrative Procedure Act. The FOIA was designed to enable any person -- individual or corporate, regardless of citizenship -- to request, without explanation or justification, presumptive access to existing, identifiable, unpublished, executive branch agency records on any topic. The statute specified nine categories of information that may be permissibly exempted from the rule of disclosure. Disputes over the accessibility of requested records could be ultimately settled in court."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Relyea, Harold
2005-02-25
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