Open and Responsive Government Act of 2019

Summary

Open and Responsive Government Act of 2019 This bill limits the extent to which federal agencies may exempt information from requests to disclose agency records under the Freedom of Information Act, including prohibiting the withholding of a portion of an otherwise responsive record on the basis that the portion is nonresponsive.

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Timeline

1. 23 July 2019

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 23 July 2019

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 23 July 2019 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 23 July 2019

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 23 July 2019

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 23 July 2019

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Sponsors

• Chuck Grassley · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · D · Sponsor
• John Cornyn · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
• · ssju00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → Open and Responsive Government Act of 2021