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S. 1335 (98th)

Freedom of Information Protection Act of 1983

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Introduced

19 May 1983

Last action

3 April 1984 · Committee

Status

Senate Subcommittee on Constitution. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 98-1278.

Sponsors

Sen. Durenberger, Dave [R-MN], Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE], Sen. Cohen, William S. [R-ME], Sen. Huddleston, Walter (Dee) [D-KY], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Mathias, Charles McC., Jr. [R-MD], Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY], Sen. Hart, Gary W. [D-CO]

Subjects

Discovery layer

Source updated

10 August 2026

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Summary

Freedom of Information Protection Act of 1983 - Amends the classified information exemption under the Freedom of Information Act to require that matters withheld from disclosure: (1) be reasonably expected to cause "identifiable damage" to national security; and (2) satisfy a balancing test so that "the need to protect the information outweighs the public interest in disclosure." Limits Federal court review of an agency's decision to withhold classified information based on the balancing test.

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Timeline

  1. 19 May 1983

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 19 May 1983

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 15 June 1983

    Committee

    Committee on Judiciary requested executive comment from Office of the U.S. Attorney General.

    Source: Committee

  4. 11 July 1983

    Referred

    Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution.

    Source: Committee

  5. 5 March 1984

    Committee

    Committee on Judiciary received executive comment from Office of the U.S. Attorney General.

    Source: Committee

  6. 3 April 1984

    Committee

    Senate Subcommittee on Constitution. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 98-1278.

    Source: Committee

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Documents

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