Bill117th CongressFiled Mar 15, 2021Government Operations and Politics
S. 742
Open and Responsive Government Act of 2021
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Mar 15, 2021)
Open and Responsive Government Act of 2021
This bill limits the extent to which federal agencies may exempt information from requests to disclose agency records under the Freedom of Information Act, including prohibiting the withholding of a portion of an otherwise responsive record on the basis that the portion is nonresponsive.
What just happenedMar 15, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Who’s behind it
Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA](R-IA)Sponsor
2 cosponsors2 D
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- Introduced in SenateMar 15, 2021
- Mar 15, 2021IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Judiciary Committee - Mar 15, 2021IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate