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SENATE 742117th CongressRead twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Open and Responsive Government Act of 2021

Last Action
3/15/2021

Actions

  • 2021-03-15Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • 2021-03-15Introduced in Senate

CRS Summary

As of 2021-03-15 (00)

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.

Cosponsors (2)

  • Patrick Leahy (D-VT)
  • Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)

Subjects

  • Business records
  • Freedom of information
  • Trade secrets and economic espionage
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