H.R.1326 - OPEN Government Act of 2007 Sponsor: Lamar Smith / 110th Congress

Title
110th Congress - To promote openness in Government by strengthening section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act), and for other purposes. hidemore...
Summary
To promote openness in Government by strengthening section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act), and for other purposes. (by CRS)
Status
The bill has been introduced.

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House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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Open Government by Danny Rogers, Jun 19, 2008 (7:01pm)

The specific changes in this bill seem to relate to journalists with no specific institutional ties, so basically bloggers. If that is the case, then it is a necessary step to ensure that less established news sources can have access to government, and thus provide a different perspective from mainstream media into the workings of our government.

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