Answer COVID FOIAs Now Act
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Dec 16, 2021)
Answer COVID FOIAs Now Act
This bill addresses pending Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests related to COVID-19.
Specifically, the bill requires each federal agency, within 100 calendar days, to complete all pending FOIA requests related to a drug or medical device to prevent, diagnose, mitigate, or treat COVID-19; gain-of-function or potential pandemic pathogen research; or a policy, rule, or standard requiring COVID-19 vaccination of individuals.
For each calendar day on which any applicable FOIA request remains pending, the Department of the Treasury must transfer $1 million from the appropriations account of the office of the head of the agency to the Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program of the Health Resources and Services Administration.
A person submitting such a request shall be deemed to have demonstrated a compelling need for expedited processing.
What just happenedDec 16, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseDec 16, 2021
- Dec 16, 2021IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Appropriations Committee - Dec 16, 2021IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Oversight and Accountability Committee - Dec 16, 2021IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Dec 16, 2021IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House