S. 849 [110th]: OPEN Government Act of 2007 (GovTrack.us)

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S. 849:

OPEN Government Act of 2007

110^th Congress

This is a bill in the U.S. Congress originating in the Senate ("S."). A bill must be passed by both the Senate and House and then be signed by the President before it becomes law.

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A bill to promote accessibility, accountability, and openness in Government by strengthening section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act), and for other purposes.

Overview

Sponsor:

Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT]show cosponsors (16)

Text:

Summary | Full Text

Cost:

less than $1 per American in 2008.

This is computed from a Congressional Budget Office report, merely by dividing the estimated cost of $6,000,000 by the U.S. population. The figure is extracted from the report automatically and may be incorrect. See the report for details.

Status:

	Introduced	Mar 13, 2007
	Referred to Committee	View Committee Assignments
	Reported by Committee	Apr 12, 2007
	Amendments (2 proposed)	View Amendments
	Passed Senate	Aug 3, 2007
	House Vote	(did not occur)
	Signed by President	(did not occur)

This bill never became law. This bill was proposed in a previous session of Congress. Sessions of Congress last two years, and at the end of each session all proposed bills and resolutions that haven't passed are cleared from the books. Members often reintroduce bills that did not come up for debate under a new number in the next session.

Last Action:

Sep 4, 2007: Held at the desk. (This generally refers to a Senate bill passed by the Senate but not yet referred to a committee in the House.)

Other Titles:

-- Openness Promotes Effectiveness in our National Government Act of 2007

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Votes:

Aug 3, 2007: This bill passed in the Senate by Unanimous Consent. A record of each senator’s position was not kept.

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MAPLight.org reports that the following organizations have taken a stance on this bill:

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Association of American Physicians and Surgeons American Library Association American Association of Law Libraries American Civil Liberties Union Newspaper Association of America Electronic Frontier Foundation American Society of Newspaper Editors	(none)

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