United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2526 (108th)
Restoration of Freedom of Information Act of 2003
Introduced
19 June 2003
Last action
2 July 2003 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census.
Sponsors
Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM], Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7]
Subjects
Transport
Source updated
9 July 2026
Summary
Restoration of Freedom of Information Act of 2003 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to prohibit a record pertaining to the vulnerability of and threats to critical infrastructure that is furnished voluntarily to the Department of Homeland Security from being made available to the public under the Freedom of Information Act if: (1) the provider would not customarily make the record available to the public; and (2) the record is designated and certified by the provider as confidential and not customarily made available to the public. Prohibits other Federal agencies in receipt of such a record furnished to the Department from making the record publicly available. Allows a provider to withdraw the confidential designation of a record at any time.
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Timeline
19 June 2003
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security (Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Source: IntroReferral
19 June 2003
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security (Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Source: IntroReferral
19 June 2003
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
19 June 2003
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
27 June 2003
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Infrastructure and Border Security.
Source: Committee
2 July 2003
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 19 June 2003 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to ← Restoration of Freedom of Information Act of 2003
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-bill/2526
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/2526
- us · 108-hr-2526 · source updated 9 July 2026