Wednesday, February 26, 2014

FOIA Oversight and Implementation Act of 2014




Yesterday, The House unanimously passed “H.R. 1211, the FOIA Oversight and Implementation Act of 2014 .  The bill was co-sponsored by House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) and ranking member Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), and puts into action an executive memorandum from President Barack Obama that calls on all agencies to have a "presumption of disclosure" to all FOIA decisions.”

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Hat tip to Politioc

Ernster, the Virtual Library Cat

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