Home » post » OPEN Gov’t Act: Bipartisan Bill Strengthens Open Government

Our mission

Free Government Information (FGI) is a place for initiating dialogue and building consensus among the various players (libraries, government agencies, non-profit organizations, researchers, journalists, etc.) who have a stake in the preservation of and perpetual free access to government information. FGI promotes free government information through collaboration, education, advocacy and research.

OPEN Gov’t Act: Bipartisan Bill Strengthens Open Government

By in post on .

Sens. John Cornyn (R-TX) and Patrick Leahy (D-VT) introduced the OPEN Government Act (S. 394) to reinforce openness in the federal government. The bill requires agencies to pay legal costs when they face with a lawsuit over improperly withheld records. The purpose of the bill is to make agencies more accountable for fulfilling public requests for documents under the Freedom of Information Act. The bill was introduced on Feb. 16 and a Judiciary Committee hearing was held March 15. The companion bill in the House, H.R. 867, now has 6 cosponsors. The OPEN Government Act of 2005: A Summary

CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Leave a comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Blogroll

Archives