Freedom Of Information
US Congress 115th Congress
Secure Elections Act [S.2593]
Secure Elections Act This bill gives the Department of Homeland Security primary responsibility within the federal government for sharing information about election cybersecurity incidents, threats, and vulnerabilities with federal entities and election agencies. The Election Assistance Commission (EAC) shall establish an advisory panel of independent experts to develop guidelines on election cybersecurity, including standards for procuring, maintaining, testing, auditing, operating, and updating election systems. The EAC shall award election system
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Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Rules And Administration. on 03/22/2018
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Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2018 [S.1631]
Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2018 This bill directs the Department of State to report to Congress regarding State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) reorganization plans. Any such plan shall preserve USAID's independence. The State Department is urged to establish an Office of Global Women's Issues. The bill: (1) establishes in the State Department a Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor and the position of Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs; and (2)
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Sponsored by: Sen. Bob Corker
Committee On Foreign Relations. Reported By Senator Corker With Amendments. Without Written Report. on 09/06/2017
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Energy and Natural Resources Act of 2017 [S.1460]
Energy and Natural Resources Act of 2017 This bill amends the Energy Conservation and Production Act, the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, and the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 with respect to energy efficiency for sectors such as buildings, transportation, schools, and manufacturing. Energy infrastructure concerns are addressed, including cybersecurity threats, pipeline permitting, and requirements for enhanced electric grid storage and security as well as bulk-power system reliability. The bill amends the Energy Policy Act of
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Sponsored by: Sen. Lisa Murkowski
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Hearings Held. on 09/19/2017
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Hawaii 2017 Regular Session
Relating To Information Practices. [SB-861]
Allows the office of information practices to adopt rules that all state and county agencies subject to the Uniform Information Practices Act must follow for consistency in agency record protection responsibilities.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Kouchi
Introduced. on 01/25/2017
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Hawaii 2017 Regular Session
Relating To Information Practices. [HB-768]
Allows the office of information practices to adopt rules that all state and county agencies subject to the Uniform Information Practices Act must follow for consistency in agency record protection responsibilities.
Sponsored by: Rep. Joseph Souki
Bill Scheduled To Be Heard By Jud On Wednesday, 03-01-17 12:00pm In House Conference Room 325. on 02/27/2017
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Hawaii 2017 Regular Session
Relating To Information Practices. [SB-572]
Authorizes the Office of Information Practices to adopt administrative rules regarding protection of state and county agency records subject to disclosure and other rules necessary to administer the Uniform Information Practices Act. (CD1)
Sponsored by: Sen. Donna Kim
Act 165, On 07/11/2017 (gov. Msg. No. 1279). on 07/12/2017
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Fannie and Freddie Open Records Act of 2017 [HB-1694]
Fannie and Freddie Open Records Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill applies the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) during any period either such enterprise is under conservatorship or receivership of the Federal Housing Finance Agency. The FOIA exemption for trade secrets and commercial or financial information shall apply without regard to whether such information was obtained from a person outside Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. The FOIA
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 04/28/2017
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Public Online Information Act of 2017 [S.621]
Public Online Information Act of 2017 This bill establishes a Public Online Information Advisory Committee to: (1) coordinate the government's efforts to make information from all three branches of government available on the Internet, and (2) issue nonbinding guidelines on how the government should make public information available. The government must make public records available on the Internet at no charge, except as imposed by federal law before this bill's enactment. The bill requires: (1) public records to be permanently available on the
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jon Tester
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 03/14/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Virginia Freedom of Information Act; willful violations, grounds for termination. [HB-2402]
Virginia Freedom of Information Act; willful violations; grounds for termination. Provides that if the court finds that any officer or employee of a public body (i) receives a request for records that was sent by a requester by certified mail, return receipt requested, and (ii) without legal excuse or justification deliberately, willfully, and knowingly fails to make a response to such request, such officer or employee may be terminated for cause by his appointing authority or agency head.
Sponsored by: Rep. Rick Morris
Failed To Report (defeated) In General Laws And Technology (6-y 7-n) on 02/20/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Virginia Freedom of Information Act; minutes of closed meetings required, audio recordings. [HB-2401]
Virginia Freedom of Information Act; minutes of closed meetings required; audio recordings. Provides that a public body shall (i) take closed meeting minutes, (ii) also make an audio recording of the entirety of every meeting that is closed to the public, and (iii) use a means of recording that fully captures and can clearly reproduce all statements made during a closed meeting. The bill provides that the minutes or recordings made shall not be subject to the disclosure provisions of FOIA.
Sponsored by: Rep. Rick Morris
Left In General Laws on 02/08/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Virginia Freedom of Information Act; expands definition of public body. [SB-1436]
Virginia Freedom of Information Act (FOIA); definition of public body. Expands the definition of public body under FOIA to include any foundation that exists for the primary purpose of supporting a public institution of higher education and that is exempt from taxation under ? 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Petersen
Left In General Laws And Technology on 02/08/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
FOIA; trade secrets submitted to the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy. [SB-1292]
Virginia Freedom of Information Act (FOIA); trade secrets submitted to the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy. Excludes from the mandatory disclosure provisions of FOIA trade secrets, as defined in the Uniform Trade Secrets Act (? 59.1-336 et seq.), submitted to the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy that identify chemical ingredient names, the chemical abstracts number for a chemical ingredient, or the amount or concentration of chemicals or ingredients used to stimulate a well pursuant to ? 45.1-361.29 or Department regulations concerning
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Sponsored by: Sen. Benton Chafin
Failed To Report (defeated) In Finance (8-y 8-n) on 02/02/2017
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Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2017 [HB-1053]
Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal judicial code to prohibit a court, in any civil action in which the pleadings state facts relevant to the protection of public health or safety, from entering an order restricting the disclosure of information obtained through discovery, approving a settlement agreement that would restrict such disclosure, or restricting access to court records, unless the court first makes independent findings: (1) that the order would not restrict the disclosure of information relevant to the protection
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jerrold Nadler
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 03/02/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Well permit applications; disclosure of trade secrets. [SB-1291]
Well permit applications; disclosure of trade secrets. Authorizes the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy (the Department) to require disclosure of chemical ingredient names, chemical abstracts numbers, or the amount or concentration of chemicals or ingredients used to stimulate a well notwithstanding exclusion from mandatory disclosure under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act as a trade secret. The bill authorizes the Director of the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy to disclose such information to additional Department staff or
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Sponsored by: Sen. Benton Chafin
Failed To Report (defeated) In Finance (8-y 8-n) on 02/02/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Virginia Freedom of Information Act; proprietary records and trade secrets. [SB-1226]
Virginia Freedom of Information Act; record exclusion for proprietary records and trade secrets; solar energy agreements. Excludes from the mandatory disclosure provisions of FOIA proprietary information, voluntarily provided by a private business under a promise of confidentiality from a public body, used by the public body for a solar services agreement. The bill requires the private business to specify the records for which protection is sought before submitting them to the public body and to state the reasons why protection is necessary. The
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Sponsored by: Sen. John Edwards
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0737) on 03/24/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council; online public comment form. [HB-2146]
Virginia Freedom of Information Act (FOIA); Freedom of Information Advisory Council; online public comment form. Requires the Freedom of Information Advisory Council to develop an online public comment form to be posted on its official public government website to enable any requester to comment on the quality of assistance provided to the requester by a public body. The bill also requires all state public bodies subject to the provisions of FOIA and any county or city, and any town with a population of more than 250, to post a link on its official
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Sponsored by: Rep. James LeMunyon
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0645) on 03/20/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Virginia Freedom of Information Act; right to speak at open meetings. [HB-2223]
Virginia Freedom of Information Act; right to speak at open meetings. Requires that every public body afford an opportunity for public comment during any open meeting and requires that the public comment periods be noticed on the public body's agenda. The bill permits the public body to have discretion in where it places the public comment period on its agenda and permits the public body to adopt reasonable rules governing the public comment portion of the meeting, including imposing reasonable restrictions on time, place, and manner. The bill requires
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Sponsored by: Rep. Benjamin Cline
Tabled In General Laws By Voice Vote on 02/02/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
FOIA; training approved by Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council, online courses offered. [HB-2143]
Virginia Freedom of Information Act (FOIA); training provided by the Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council. Requires the Freedom of Information Advisory Council to maintain on its website a listing of all FOIA officers, including name, contact information, and the name of the public body such FOIA officers serve. The bill requires the name and contact information of FOIA officers trained by legal counsel of a public body to be submitted to the Council by July 1 of each year on a form developed by the Council for that purpose and to be
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Sponsored by: Rep. James LeMunyon
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0290) on 03/03/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council; increases membership, effect of missing meetings. [HB-2144]
Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council; membership; effect of missing meetings. Increases the Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council from 12 members to 14 members by adding one additional member from the House of Delegates and one additional member from the Senate. The bill also provides that if any nonlegislative citizen member of the Council fails to attend a majority of meetings of the Council in a calendar year, the Council shall notify the member's appointing authority, who may, upon receipt of such notification, remove
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Sponsored by: Rep. James LeMunyon
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0644) on 03/20/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
FOIA; failure to respond to request for records, rebuttable presumption. [SB-1128]
Virginia Freedom of Information Act; failure to respond to request for records; rebuttable presumption. Provides that there shall be a rebuttable presumption that a failure to respond to a request for records was willful and knowing.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bill DeSteph
No Further Action Taken on 02/25/2017