Freedom Of Information
US Congress 113th Congress
Open and Transparent Smithsonian Act of 2013 [HB-2622]
Open and Transparent Smithsonian Act of 2013 - Makes the Freedom of Information Act, the Privacy Act, federal law relating to open meetings of federal agencies, and the Federal Advisory Committee Act applicable to the Smithsonian Institution. Makes this Act applicable to: (1) all actions taken by the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution or any other officer or employee of the Smithsonian Institution before, on, or after the enactment date of this Act; (2) any record created before, on, or after that date; and (3) any meeting held before,
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Sunset Wasteful Executive Expenditures and Programs Act of 2013 [HB-1954]
Sunset Wasteful Executive Expenditures and Programs Act of 2013 - Requires the Comptroller General (GAO): (1) each year, beginning in 2014, to review three executive departments to identify agencies and programs that perform similar or related functions and that no longer serve a public need; (2) to review every executive department at least once every five years; and (3) each year, beginning on February 1, 2015, to report to Congress on the results of the reviews of executive departments carried out during the preceding year with recommendations
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Enforce Existing Gun Laws Act [HB-1728]
Enforce Existing Gun Laws Act - Repeals provisions of specified consolidated appropriations acts that: prohibit the use of Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) appropriations for salaries or administrative expenses in connection with consolidating or centralizing, within the Department of Justice (DOJ), records of the acquisition and disposition of firearms maintained by federal firearms licensees; prohibit expending funds appropriated to ATF to promulgate or implement any rule requiring a physical inventory of any firearms
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FOIA Act [HB-1211]
FOIA Oversight and Implementation Act of 2014 or the FOIA ACT - (Sec. 2) Amends the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to: require federal agencies to make disclosable public records available in an electronic, publicly accessible format; require the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to ensure the existence and operation of a single, free website for submitting requests for records, receiving automated information about the status of a FOIA request, and filing appeals; prohibit an agency from withholding information under FOIA unless such
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Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act [HB-1187]
Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act - Designates specified National Forest System lands, National Park System lands, and public lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness and as components or additions to existing components of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Sets forth provisions for the management of the lands designated as wilderness by this Act, including regarding water rights, tribal rights, fish and wildlife, and grazing permits and leases. Authorizes the Secretaries of the Interior and of Agriculture
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US Congress 116th Congress
Transparency in Classification Act of 2020 [S.4806]
Establishes the Interagency Security Classification Appeals Panel, a body to review decisions related to the classification of information, and contains other related provisions. The appeals panel shall provide the public and authorized users of the classification system with a forum to request review of agency classification decisions. It shall also provide members of Congress a mechanism for expedited reviews of classification decisions. Each agency that handles classified information shall establish a policy for an individual authorized to access
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West Virginia 2013 Regular Session
Creating of the Verifiable Science Act [HB-3129]
Creating of the Verifiable Science Act
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West Virginia 2013 Regular Session
Relating to the Freedom of Information Act [HB-3114]
Relating to the Freedom of Information Act
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West Virginia 2013 Regular Session
Exempting records of concealed weapon license applications and issuance from disclosure under the West Virginia Freedom of Information Act [HB-2911]
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 2013 Regular Session
Relating to the Freedom of Information Act [HB-2884]
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.
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West Virginia 2013 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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West Virginia 2012 Regular Session
Expanding the scope of the Freedom of Information Act [HB-4582]
The purpose of this bill is to expand the scope of the Freedom of Information Act to include records held by a nongovernmental body or entity which receives funding from state or local government; to create an exemption if funds are deposited into a dedicated account; and to provide effective date.
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West Virginia 2012 Regular Session
Relating to exemptions from the Freedom of Information Act [HB-4476]
The purpose of this bill is to clarify language relating to which materials are due exemptions from discovery under a Freedom of Information Act request.
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West Virginia 2012 Regular Session
Redefining the term "public record" as it is used in the Freedom of Information Act [HB-2402]
Redefining the term "public record" as it is used in the Freedom of Information Act
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West Virginia 2011 Regular Session
Prohibiting public body from charging fee for electronic copy of public record [SB-478]
The purpose of this bill is to prohibit a public body from charging a fee under the state's Freedom of Information law for an electronic copy of a public record unless the fee has been specifically authorized by the Legislature in the code or a legislative rule.
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West Virginia 2011 Regular Session
Redefining the term "public record" as it is used in the Freedom of Information Act [HB-2402]
The purpose of this bill is to redefine the term "public record" as it is used in the Freedom of Information Act.
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US Congress 112th Congress
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 [S.981]
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 - Authorizes appropriations for the Department of Defense (DOD) for FY2012 for: (1) procurement, including aircraft, missiles, weapons and tracked combat vehicles, ammunition, shipbuilding and conversion, and other procurement; (2) the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund; (3) purchases under the Defense Production Act of 1950; (4) research, development, test, and evaluation; (5) operation and maintenance; (6) active and reserve military personnel; (7) Working Capital Funds; (8) the
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Medicare Spending Transparency Act of 2011 [S.856]
Medicare Spending Transparency Act of 2011 - Amends title XI of the Social Security Act (SSA) to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), consistent with applicable information, privacy, security, and disclosure laws, to make public on the Internet website of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services the following data with respect to SSA title XVIII (Medicare): (1) a complete list of service providers and suppliers participating in the Medicare program, including their business addresses; and (2) certain aggregate information
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Public Online Information Act of 2011 [S.717]
Public Online Information Act of 2011 - Establishes a Public Online Information Advisory Committee to: (1) coordinate and encourage the government's efforts to make information from all three branches of government available on the Internet, and (2) issue and update nonbinding guidelines on how the government should make public information available. Directs the government to make public records available on the Internet at no charge, except as imposed by federal law before this Act's enactment. Requires: (1) public records to be permanently available
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Budget Control Act of 2011 [S.627]
Budget Control Act of 2011 - Title I: Ten-Year Discretionary Caps with Sequester - (Sec. 101) Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to revise sequestration requirements for enforcement of discretionary spending limits (spending caps). Requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to conduct such a sequestration to eliminate a budget year breach, if any. Eliminates specific formula requirements for adjustments to discretionary spending limits for: (1) highways, (2) allowances for the
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