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Open and Responsive Government Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-742| Senate 
| Updated: 3/15/2021
Chuck Grassley

Chuck Grassley

Republican Senator

Iowa

Cosponsors (2)
Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Open and Responsive Government Act of 2021 This bill limits the extent to which federal agencies may exempt information from requests to disclose agency records under the Freedom of Information Act, including prohibiting the withholding of a portion of an otherwise responsive record on the basis that the portion is nonresponsive.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-2220
Open and Responsive Government Act of 2019
Mar 15, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Mar 15, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-2220
    Open and Responsive Government Act of 2019


  • March 15, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 15, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Government Operations and Politics

Business recordsFreedom of informationTrade secrets and economic espionage

Open and Responsive Government Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-742| Senate 
| Updated: 3/15/2021
Open and Responsive Government Act of 2021 This bill limits the extent to which federal agencies may exempt information from requests to disclose agency records under the Freedom of Information Act, including prohibiting the withholding of a portion of an otherwise responsive record on the basis that the portion is nonresponsive.
View Full Text

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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-2220
Open and Responsive Government Act of 2019
Mar 15, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Mar 15, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-2220
    Open and Responsive Government Act of 2019


  • March 15, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 15, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Chuck Grassley

Chuck Grassley

Republican Senator

Iowa

Cosponsors (2)
Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee

Government Operations and Politics

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Business recordsFreedom of informationTrade secrets and economic espionage