3.0.044382023-01-11T13:45:20Z2023-01-11T13:45:20ZSenateS2020-08-05116ssga00Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs CommitteeSenateStandingReferred to2020-08-05T17:11:02ZFederal Employee Access to Information Act1167936HR2020-09-16Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.Identical billCRS2020-08-05ssga00Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs CommitteeSenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.IntroReferral2020-08-05Introduced in SenateIntroReferral100009Library of CongressL000174Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT]PatrickLeahyDVTNGovernment Operations and PoliticsEmployment discrimination and employee rightsFreedom of informationGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesRight of privacyGovernment Operations and Politics002020-08-05Introduced in Senate2020-09-29T18:28:40ZFederal Employee Access to Information Act
This bill prohibits personnel retaliation against federal employees and applicants for employment who file requests under the Freedom of Information Act or the Privacy Act or who seek related administrative or judicial actions.
]]>Federal Employee Access to Information ActDisplay TitleFederal Employee Access to Information ActShort Title(s) as IntroducedFederal Employee Access to Information ActIntroduced in SenateISOfficial Title as IntroducedA bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to protect Federal employees from retaliation for the lawful use of Federal records, and for other purposes.Introduced in SenateISIntroduced in Senate2020-08-05T04:00:00Zhttps://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s4438is/xml/BILLS-116s4438is.xml2020-08-05Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.text/xmlENPursuant 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 CongressThis 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.