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H.R. 1620 (109th)

Faster FOIA Act of 2005

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Introduced

13 April 2005

Last action

13 April 2005 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.

Sponsors

Brad Sherman, LAMAR SMITH, Rep. Baird, Brian [D-WA-3], Sen. Udall, Mark [D-CO], Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-26], Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-12], CAROLYN MALONEY, Rep. Green, Mark [R-WI-8], Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10], Raúl Grijalva

Subjects

Discovery layer

Source updated

15 August 2025

Summary

Faster FOIA Act of 2005 - Establishes a 16-member Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays to conduct a study concerning methods to reduce delays in processing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests submitted to Federal agencies.

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Timeline

  1. 13 April 2005

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.

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  2. 13 April 2005

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 13 April 2005

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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Introduced in House (text)

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