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

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

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Open Government

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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...

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OPEN Government Act of 2007
Openness Promotes Effectiveness in our National Government Act of 2007

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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.

Bill status:: Referred to the Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives.
Introduced:: 3/05/2007
Sponsor:: Lamar Smith

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Date	Action
3/05/2007	Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
3/05/2007	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E460)
3/27/2007	Referred to the Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives.

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

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Danny Rogers

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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