A bill to amend the Freedom of Information Act to restrict the defense of agencies by the Department of Justice in litigation challenging the withholding of information, and for other purposes.

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

4 May 1981

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Status

Referred to Subcommittee on Government Information and Individual Rights.

Summary

Amends the Freedom of Information Act to prohibit the Attorney General from defending any Federal agency against a Freedom of Information action unless the Attorney General determines that: (1) there is an important public interest in the withholding of the information; and (2) disclosure of the information is demonstrably harmful.

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Introduced in House
summary · EN · 4 May 1981
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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/97th-congress/house-bill/3412
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