FREEDOM OF INFORMATION

Bills and resolutions

Correctional institutions: require facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make available the same information as Federal facilities on facility operations and prisoners (see S. 2773), S6391 [5NO] (see H.R. 5087), H8877 [14NO]

Dept. of Defense: promote ethics and prevent corruption in contracting and other activities by limiting influence of contractors and foreign entities and ensuring transparency (see S. 1503), S2924 [16MY] (see H.R. 4277), H7596 [10SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: require public access through departmental website to legislatively requested reports and provide Congress with a list of reports that are no longer useful (see H.R. 4613), H8095 [4OC]

Federal agencies and departments: improve access to information in the legislative and executive branches of the Government (see H.R. 5150), H8958 [18NO]

——— modify exemption for trade secrets and commercial or financial information in Freedom of Information Act (see S. 2220), S5012 [23JY]

GPO: establish and maintain a public website allowing access to electronic copies of all congressionally mandated reports (see S. 195), S315 [19JA] (see H.R. 736), H1171 [23JA]

Trump, President: require disclosure of certain visitor access records of the White House or any other location where official business is regularly conducted (see S. 769), S1844 [13MR] (see H.R. 1736), H2716 [13MR]

U.S. Commission on an Open Society With Security: establish (see H.R. 4293), H7665 [11SE]

Letters

Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act: Representative Cummings, Committee on Oversight and Reform (House), E975 [24JY]

——— Representative Lofgren, Committee on House Administration (House), E976 [24JY]

——— several organizations, H5953 [17JY]

Notices

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 736, Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act, H5996 [17JY]

Remarks in House

GPO: establish and maintain a public website allowing access to electronic copies of all congressionally mandated reports (H.R. 736), H5951–H5953 [17JY], E975 [24JY]

U.S. Commission on an Open Society With Security: establish (H.R. 4293), E1132 [11SE]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of the Interior: ensure compliance with the Freedom of Information Act, S5650 [24SE]

Freedom of Information Act: importance, S1775 [12MR], S4587 [27JN]

Sunshine Week: observance, S1775 [12MR], S1887 [14MR]

Reports filed

Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 195) (S. Rept. 116–31), S2385 [10AP]

Texts of

H.R. 736, Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act, H5951 [17JY]