3.0.0 7163 2022-08-10T23:25:36Z 2022-08-10T23:25:36Z House HR 2020-06-11 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 108 (Thursday, June 11, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CISNEROS:H.R. 7163.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, of the U.S. Constitution[Page H2390]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr08 Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Referred to 2020-07-01T16:33:14Z Markup by 2020-09-17T16:49:10Z Hearings by 2020-07-23T17:52:38Z Referred to 2020-06-11T13:02:50Z 2020-09-17 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. Committee 2020-09-17 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2020-07-23 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Hearings Held. Committee 2020-07-01 hsvr08 Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. Committee 2020-06-11 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2020-06-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-06-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001123 Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray, Jr. [D-CA-39] Gilbert Cisneros D CA Ray 39 N R000613 Rep. Rose, Max [D-NY-11] Max Rose D NY 11 2020-06-11 True 2020-11-18T21:46:00Z H.R. 7163, VA FOIA Reform Act of 2020 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/56779 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on September 17, 2020 Armed Forces and National Security Computers and information technology Congressional oversight Department of Veterans Affairs Freedom of information Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Government information and archives Government studies and investigations National Archives and Records Administration Armed Forces and National Security 00 2020-06-11 Introduced in House 2020-07-06T15:56:55Z VA FOIA Reform Act of 2020

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to reduce the backlog of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests by 75% within three years of enactment of the bill. Additionally, the VA must reduce the backlog of Office of Special Counsel requests made to the VA by 75% within three years of the enactment of this bill.

The VA must determine the types of documents, records, and information that are frequently requested under FOIA and must regularly make such documents, records, and information publicly available.

Finally, the VA must request that the Office of Government Information Services within the National Archives and Records Administration conduct an assessment of the VA's compliance with FOIA.

]]> VA FOIA Reform Act of 2020 Display Title VA FOIA Reform Act of 2020 Official Title as Introduced To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to reduce the backlog of requests for information made to the Department of Veterans Affairs pursuant to section 552 of title 5, United States Code, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced VA FOIA Reform Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr7163ih/xml/BILLS-116hr7163ih.xml 2020-09-17 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.