S. 2488 - OPEN Government Act of 2007

OPEN Government Act of 2007

S. 2488 — 110^th 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
• OPEN Government Act of 2007
• Openness Promotes Effectiveness in our National Government Act of 2007
• OPEN Government Act of 2007
• Openness Promotes Effectiveness in our National Government Act of 2007
• OPEN Government Act of 2007
• Openness Promotes Effectiveness in our National Government Act of 2007

Sponsor

Patrick Leahy

Co-Sponsors

• Lamar Alexander
• Benjamin Cardin
• Barbara Boxer
• Russell Feingold
• John Kerry
• Richard Durbin
• Arlen Specter
• Thomas Coburn
• Jon Kyl
• Sherrod Brown
• John Cornyn
• Claire McCaskill
• Mary Landrieu
• Barack Obama
• Bernard Sanders
• John Isakson
• Gordon Smith

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

• H.R. 1309 (110^th) : Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 2007
• H.R. 1326 (110^th) : OPEN Government Act of 2007
• S. 849 (110^th) : OPEN Government Act of 2007
• S. 849 (110^th) : OPEN Government Act of 2007
• S. 2427 (110^th) : OPEN Government Act of 2007

Major Actions

Introduced	12/14/2007
Referred to Committee
Passed Senate	12/14/2007
Passed House	12/18/2007
Signed by President	12/31/2007

Bill History

• All Votes
• All Actions
• Amendments

	Chamber/Committee	Motion	Date	Result
currently selected	Senate	Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.	12/14/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.	12/18/2007	PASSED by voice vote

	Action	Date	Description
	Introduced	12/14/2007
currently selected	Senate Vote on Passage	12/14/2007	Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
		12/14/2007	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
		12/17/2007	Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
		12/17/2007	Received in the House.
	Presented to President	12/18/2007	Cleared for White House.
		12/18/2007	Mr. Clay moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
		12/18/2007	Considered under suspension of the rules.
		12/18/2007	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 2488.
select this vote	House Vote on Passage	12/18/2007	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
	Presented to President	12/21/2007	Presented to President.
	Signed	12/31/2007	Signed by President.
	Enacted	12/31/2007	Became Public Law No: 110-175.

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