United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4938 (93rd)
A bill to amend the Freedom of Information Act to require that all information be made available to Congress except where executive privilege is invoked.
Introduced
28 February 1973
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Status
Referred to House Committee on Government Operations.
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Subjects
Discovery layer
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4 February 2025
Summary
Requires, under the Freedom of Information Act, that all information under an agency's possession or control be made available within 30 days to Congress, except where Executive privilege is invoked. Permits Executive privilege to be invoked only by the President and only when disclosure of the requested information will seriously jeopardize the national interest.
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Introduced in House
summary · EN · 28 February 1973
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/93rd-congress/house-bill/4938
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/93/hr/4938