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Open and Responsive Government Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-2220| Senate 
| Updated: 7/23/2019
Chuck Grassley

Chuck Grassley

Republican Senator

Iowa

Cosponsors (3)
Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)John Cornyn (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Open and Responsive Government Act of 2019 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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Jul 23, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Jul 23, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • July 23, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 23, 2019
    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 2019

USA116th CongressS-2220| Senate 
| Updated: 7/23/2019
Open and Responsive Government Act of 2019 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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Timeline
Jul 23, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Jul 23, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • July 23, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 23, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Chuck Grassley

Chuck Grassley

Republican Senator

Iowa

Cosponsors (3)
Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)John Cornyn (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

Government Operations and Politics

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