Open and Responsive Government Act of 2021
Summary
Open and Responsive Government Act of 2021 This bill limits the extent to which federal agencies may exempt information from requests to disclose agency records under the Freedom of Information Act, including prohibiting the withholding of a portion of an otherwise responsive record on the basis that the portion is nonresponsive.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Mar 15, 2021
Last action Mar 15, 2021
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
2
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Committee
1
Mar 15, 2021
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
upper
Mar 15, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Chuck Grassley
RRepublican
Co
Dianne Feinstein
DDemocratic
Co
Patrick J. Leahy
DDemocratic
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