S.849 - OPEN Government Act of 2007 Sponsor: Patrick Leahy / 110th Congress

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110th Congress - A bill to promote accessibility, accountability, and 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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A bill to promote accessibility, accountability, and openness in Government. (by MAPLight.org)
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The bill was voted on in the Senate on August 3, 2007

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Freedom of Information Act updated by Lechuan Zhou, Apr 3, 2008 (12:08am)

This Senate bill would update the Freedom of Information Act, a first in ten years. This bill has received support from civil liberties groups and journalists for requiring greater compliance with FOIA requests and making documents more accessible to the public.

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