United States · Bill · S
S. 1466 (112th)
Faster FOIA Act of 2011
Introduced
1 August 2011
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Status
Held at the desk.
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Discovery layer
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5 December 2025
Summary
Faster FOIA Act of 2011 - Establishes the Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays to conduct a study to: (1) identify methods that will help reduce delays in processing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests submitted to federal agencies; (2) ensure the efficient and equitable administration of FOIA throughout the federal government; (3) examine whether the system for charging fees for such requests and granting waivers of such fees needs to be reformed; (4) determine why the government's use of FOIA exemptions increased during FY2009, whether the increase contributed to delays, what efforts were made by federal agencies to comply with President Obama's January 21, 2009, Presidential Memorandum on Freedom of Information Act Requests, whether those efforts were successful, and how the use of exemptions may be limited; and (5) determine whether any disparities in processing, processing times, and completeness of responses to FOIA requestors have occurred based upon political considerations, ideological viewpoints, the identity of the requestors, affiliation with the media, or affiliation with advocacy groups, why such disparities occurred, and the extent to which political appointees have been involved in the FOIA process.
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6 official files
Engrossed in Senate (text)
Engrossed in Senate (text)
Engrossed in Senate · EN · 1 August 2011
Engrossed in Senate (PDF)
Engrossed in Senate · EN · 1 August 2011
Considered and Passed Senate (text)
Considered and Passed Senate · EN · 1 August 2011
Considered and Passed Senate (PDF)
Considered and Passed Senate · EN · 1 August 2011
Passed Senate without amendment
summary · EN · 1 August 2011
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 1 August 2011
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/1466
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/s/1466