S. 742 · 117th Congress · Senate

Open and Responsive Government Act of 2021

Active· Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced
Mar 15, 21
Passed Senate
Pending
Passed House
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

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.

Action Timeline

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  1. MAR 15, 2021IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

  2. MAR 15, 2021IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Committees

1

Judiciary Committee

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Referred: Mar 15, 2021

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