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Federal Rulemaking: The Role of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
Date: June 9, 2009
Creator: Copeland, Curtis W.
Description: This report discusses the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, which created the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) within the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This report addresses OIRA's responsibilities, controversies related to OIRA, and possible legislative issues involving OIRA, including increasing or decreasing the office's funding and staffing, and improvements in the transparency of OIRA's review process.
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Floor Consideration of Conference Reports in the House
Date: February 19, 1999
Creator: Saturno, James V
Description: None
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Floor Consideration of Conference Reports in the House
Date: May 19, 2003
Creator: Saturno, James V
Description: None
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Floor Consideration of Conference Reports in the Senate
Date: May 19, 2003
Creator: Saturno, James V
Description: None
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Freedom of Information Act Amendments: 109th Congress
Date: February 25, 2005
Creator: Relyea, Harold C
Description: None
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The Freedom of Information Act and Nondisclosure Provisions in Other Federal Laws
Date: September 24, 2010
Creator: Stevens, Gina
Description: This report discusses Congressional considerations regarding how to balance the federal government's growing need for sensitive or confidential business information, the public's right of access to information about government activities, and the private sector's interest in keeping its sensitive or proprietary information protected from public disclosure. The report discusses this issue in light of particularly the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and other similar legislation.
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Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Amendments: 109th Congress
Date: June 28, 2005
Creator: Relyea, Harold C
Description: None
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Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Amendments: 109th Congress
Date: May 16, 2005
Creator: Relyea, Harold C
Description: None
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Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Amendments: 109th Congress
Date: September 22, 2006
Creator: Relyea, Harold C.
Description: Enacted in 1966, the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) was designed to enable any person -- individual or corporate, regardless of citizenship -- to request, without explanation or justification, presumptive access to existing, identifiable, unpublished, executive branch agency records on any topic. The statute specified nine categories of information that may be permissibly exempted from the rule of disclosure. Disputes over the accessibility of requested records could be ultimately settled in court. The statute has become a somewhat popular tool of inquiry and information gathering for various quarters of American society. This report details the history of the Act, as well as relevant legislation and incidences and the efforts to amend the Act.
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Freedom of Information Act (FOIA): Background and Policy Options for the 112th Congress
Date: July 26, 2011
Creator: Ginsberg, Wendy
Description: The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA; 5 U.S.C. §552) enables any person to access—without explanation or justification—certain existing, identifiable, unpublished, executive branch agency records. Pursuant to FOIA, the public has presumptive access to requested agency records unless the material falls within any of FOIA's nine categories of exemption from disclosure. This report discusses FOIA's history, examines its implementation, and provides potential policy approaches for Congress.
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