118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 1812 — Open and Responsive Government Act of 2023

“A bill to modify the exemption for trade secrets and commercial or financial information in the Freedom of Information Act, and for other purposes.”

Government operations and politics

Introduced Jun 6, 2023

Last action Jun 6, 2023

Pipeline · Bill → Law

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Introduced

Jun 6, 2023

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Referred

Jun 6, 2023

the Judiciary

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Committee

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Senate

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House floor

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Resolve Changes

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Signed

SummaryCRS Summary

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.

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in Senate

Timeline · 2 actions

Jun 6, 2023

Introduced in Senate

Jun 6, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.