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S. 609 (108th)

Restoration of Freedom of Information Act of 2003

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Introduced

12 March 2003

Last action

12 March 2003 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Sponsors

Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI], Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT], Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT], Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV], Sen. Graham, Bob [D-FL], Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI], Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA]

Subjects

Transport

Source updated

10 August 2026

Transport

Summary

Restoration of Freedom of Information Act of 2003 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to prohibit a record pertaining to the vulnerability of and threats to critical infrastructure that is furnished voluntarily to the Department of Homeland Security from being made available to the public under the Freedom of Information Act if: (1) the provider would not customarily make the record available to the public; and (2) the record is designated and certified by the provider as confidential and not customarily made available to the public. Prohibits other Federal agencies in receipt of such a record furnished to the Department from making the record publicly available. Allows a provider to withdraw the confidential designation of a record at any time.

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Timeline

  1. 12 March 2003

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 12 March 2003

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3631-3637)

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 12 March 2003

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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Introduced in Senate (text)

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  • Introduced in Senate (text)

    Introduced in Senate · EN · 12 March 2003

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