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DOJ OLC Transparency Act

USA117th CongressS-3858| Senate 
| Updated: 3/16/2022
Tammy Duckworth

Tammy Duckworth

Democratic Senator

Illinois

Cosponsors (1)
Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Demanding Oversight and Justification Over Legal Conclusions Transparency Act or the DOJ OLC Transparency Act This bill requires the Department of Justice to publish on its website, and make free to the public, all opinions issued by the Office of Legal Counsel (OLC). Prospectively, all OLC opinions must be published within 48 hours of being issued. Previously issued opinions must be published in accordance with deadlines established by the bill.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-3334
DOJ OLC Transparency Act
Mar 16, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Mar 16, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-3334
    DOJ OLC Transparency Act


  • March 16, 2022
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 16, 2022
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Law

DOJ OLC Transparency Act

USA117th CongressS-3858| Senate 
| Updated: 3/16/2022
Demanding Oversight and Justification Over Legal Conclusions Transparency Act or the DOJ OLC Transparency Act This bill requires the Department of Justice to publish on its website, and make free to the public, all opinions issued by the Office of Legal Counsel (OLC). Prospectively, all OLC opinions must be published within 48 hours of being issued. Previously issued opinions must be published in accordance with deadlines established by the bill.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-3334
DOJ OLC Transparency Act
Mar 16, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Mar 16, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-3334
    DOJ OLC Transparency Act


  • March 16, 2022
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 16, 2022
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Tammy Duckworth

Tammy Duckworth

Democratic Senator

Illinois

Cosponsors (1)
Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee

Law

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted