Freedom Of Information
US Congress 114th Congress
Protecting Critical Infrastructure Act [HB-2402]
Protecting Critical Infrastructure Act This bill amends the Federal Power Act to: (1) exempt protected electric security information from mandatory public disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act; and (2) prohibit any state, local, or tribal authority from disclosing such information pursuant to state, local, or tribal law. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) shall promulgate specified regulations and issue the orders necessary to designate protected electric security information and to prohibit its unauthorized disclosure. There
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Racial Profiling Prevention Act [HB-2381]
Racial Profiling Prevention Act Directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to make a grant to a state that: (1) has enacted and is enforcing a law that prohibits a state or local law enforcement officer from using the race or ethnicity (racial profiling) of the driver or passengers in making routine or spontaneous law enforcement decisions, such as ordinary traffic stops on federal-aid highways; and (2) allows and maintains public inspection statistical information for each motor vehicle stop made by a law enforcement officer on a federal-aid
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Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2015 [HB-2336]
Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2015 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 in connection with such order the court has first made independent findings of fact that: (1) the order would not restrict the disclosure of information
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Critical Electric Infrastructure Protection Act [HB-2271]
Critical Electric Infrastructure Protection Act Amends the Federal Power Act to authorize the Department of Energy (DOE), with or without notice, hearing, or report, to issue orders for emergency measures to protect the reliability of either the bulk-power system or the defense critical electric infrastructure whenever the President issues a written directive or determination identifying an imminent grid security emergency. Requires the President to notify specified congressional committees promptly whenever the President issues such a directive.
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Hire More Heroes Act of 2015 [HB-22]
Hire More Heroes Act of 2015 DIVISION A--SURFACE TRANSPORTATION (Sec. 1002) Directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to reduce the amount apportioned for a surface transportation program, project, or activity for FY2016 by amounts apportioned or allocated under any extension of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) for the period beginning October 1, 2015, and ending upon enactment of this Act. TITLE I--FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS Subtitle A--Authorizations and Programs (Sec. 1101) Reauthorizes through FY2020: certain core
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America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2015 [HB-1806]
America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2015 TITLE I--NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations for FY2016-FY2017 for the National Science Foundation (NSF). (Sec. 103) Specifies policy objectives for the NSF in allocating resources. (Sec. 105) Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) sustained, predictable federal funding is essential to U.S. leadership in science and technology; (2) building understanding of and confidence in investments in basic research are essential to public support for sustained, predictable federal
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DHS FOIA Efficiency Act of 2015 [HB-1615]
DHS FOIA Efficiency Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) Directs the Chief FOIA Officer of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS): within 90 days after enactment of this Act, to issue an updated regulation implementing the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and to identify the total annual implementation costs; to develop guidance on reporting standards related to costs of processing FOIA requests; within 120 days after enactment of this Act, to identify unnecessary and duplicative actions taken by DHS in processing such requests; to eliminate such actions within
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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Transparency Act of 2015 [HB-1577]
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Transparency Act of 2015 Requires either the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) to be considered an agency subject to the public information disclosure requirements of the Freedom of Information Act during any period in which such entity is under conservatorship or receivership.
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Tiahrt Restrictions Repeal Act [HB-1449]
Tiahrt Restrictions Repeal Act Amends the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012, to repeal prohibitions on using appropriated funds: (1) to disclose contents of the Firearms Trace System database maintained by the National Trace Center of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives or any information required to be kept by firearms dealers except as specified in such Act; (2) to promulgate or implement any rule requiring a physical inventory of any firearms business; or (3) for any background check system that
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Transparency in Government Act of 2015 [HB-1381]
Transparency in Government Act of 2015 Amends the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 and the Rules of the House of Representatives to expand disclosure requirements for the personal financial information of Members of Congress and for foreign travel, gifts, earmarks, and representational allowances. Requires the Comptroller General to study the effect of written requests by Members of Congress to executive agencies to carry out and provide funding for projects and activities. Requires each congressional committee to: (1) post on its website the schedule
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West Virginia 2015 Regular Session
Relating to confidentiality of concealed weapon permit applicants' information [SB-275]
The purpose of this bill is to protect the privacy of concealed weapon permit holders. The bill provides that information relating to applications for concealed weapon permits is exempt from the Freedom of Information Act. The bill further provides that information collected in the application process for a concealed weapon permit is confidential and provides criminal penalties for violations.
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West Virginia 2015 Regular Session
Relating to the Freedom of Information Act [HB-2991]
The purpose of this bill is to redefine public record, to require the Secretary of State to maintain a record of FOIA requests and responses; to require public bodies to submit information to the Secretary of State following final action on a FOIA request, and to redefine exemption as to internal communications to protect deliberative process.
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West Virginia 2015 Regular Session
Exempting information contained in a concealed weapon permit application from the Freedom of Information Act [HB-2636]
The purpose of this bill is to protect the privacy of concealed weapon permit holders. The bill provides that information relating to applications for concealed weapon permits is exempt from the Freedom of Information Act. The bill further provides that information collected in the application process for a concealed weapon permit is confidential and provides criminal penalties for violations.
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West Virginia 2015 Regular Session
Exempting records of concealed weapon license applications and issuance from disclosure under the West Virginia Freedom of Information Act [HB-2149]
The purpose of this bill is to exempt records of concealed weapon license applications and issuance from disclosure under the West Virginia Freedom of Information Act.
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West Virginia 2014 Regular Session
All relating to the Freedom of Information Act [HB-4464]
The purpose of this bill is to amend certain provisions of the Freedom of Information Act. The bill amends the definition of "public record" to include only records of a public body, the content or context of which relates to the conduct of the public's business. The bill also limits the exemption for internal memoranda or letters of a public body to include only the content which contains information specifically exempt under another exemption. The bill also requires a public body that denies a request of a public record file written explanation
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West Virginia 2014 Regular Session
Adding law-enforcement officers' personal information to the list of FOIA exemptions [HB-4442]
The purpose of this bill is to add law-enforcement officers’ personal information to the list of FOIA exemptions.
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West Virginia 2014 Regular Session
Creating of the Verifiable Science Act [HB-3129]
Creating of the Verifiable Science Act
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West Virginia 2014 Regular Session
Exempting records of concealed weapon license applications and issuance from disclosure under the West Virginia Freedom of Information Act [HB-2911]
Exempting records of concealed weapon license applications and issuance from disclosure under the West Virginia Freedom of Information Act
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West Virginia 2014 Regular Session
Redefining the term "public record" as it is used in the Freedom of Information Act [HB-2172]
Redefining the term "public record" as it is used in the Freedom of Information Act
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Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013 [S.676]
Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013 - Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) establish a plan to reduce the administrative time required to process and resolve cases of tax-related identity theft, (2) ensure that taxpayers who have been adversely affected by identity theft have a single point of contact at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), (3) issue a personal identification number to identity theft victims after their true identity has been established and verified, (4) implement a program to prevent the processing of
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