HR 2726 · 117th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

VA FOIA Reform Act of 2021

Introduced 2021-04-21· Sponsored by Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-7]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.(2021-06-16)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] 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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H.R. 2726, VA FOIA Reform Act of 2021

May 18, 2021

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on May 4, 2021

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Cosponsors (3)

3 Republicans