VA FOIA Reform Act of 2021

United States117th CongressS-2163Senate
Updated: Jun 22, 2021

Summary

VA FOIA Reform Act of 2021 This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish and implement a plan for reducing its backlog of requests under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The VA must request that the Office of Government Information Services of the National Archives and Records Administration conduct an assessment of the VA's compliance with FOIA. Finally, the VA must submit an annual report on its FOIA compliance efforts and make such reports available on its website.

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Timeline

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HR-2726: VA FOIA Reform Act of 2021

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

  1. Introduced in Senate

  2. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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