S. 2427 - OPEN Government Act of 2007
Government information.
- Sponsor:
- Patrick Leahy
- Summary:
- 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. (by CRS)
- Status:
- The bill has been introduced.
There have been no votes on this bill.
OPEN Government Act of 2007
S. 2427 — 110th Congress (2007–2008)
- Summary
- 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. (by CRS)
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- Title
- 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.
- Other Titles
- OPEN Government Act of 2007
- Openness Promotes Effectiveness in our National Government Act of 2007
- Sponsor
- Patrick Leahy
- Co-Sponsors
- Subjects
- Government information
- Actions and defenses
- Administrative fees
- Budgets
- Civil liberties
- Communications
- Congress
- Congressional investigations
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Consent decrees
- Disciplining of employees
- Executive departments
- Executive reorganization
- Federal employees
- Federal officials
- Freedom of information
- Government employees
- Government paperwork
- Government publicity
- Government statistics
- Identification devices
- Journalism
- Law
- Legal fees
- Limitation of actions
- National Archives and Records Administration
- Ombudsman
- Personnel management
- Politics and government
- Position classification
- Promotions
- Public records
- Rating of employees
- Reporters and reporting
- Related Bills
- Major Actions
Introduced 12/06/2007 Referred to Committee - Bill History
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There have been no votes on this bill.
Action Date Description Introduced 12/06/2007 12/06/2007 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S14853-14854) 12/06/2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Number Sponsor Date Offered Status
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