HR 12195 · 93th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

A bill to amend the Freedom of Information Act to require that information be made available to Congress.

Introduced 1974-01-22· Sponsored by Rep. Erlenborn, John N. [R-IL-14]· House

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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to House Committee on Government Operations.(1974-01-22)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Provides, under the Freedom of Information Act, that whenever either House of Congress, any committee or subcommittee thereof, any joint committee of Congress, or the Comptroller General of the United States requests an agency or the President of the United States to make available information within its possession or under its control, the head of such agency or the President shall make the information available as soon as practicable, but not later than thirty days from the date of the request, unless the information is ordered withheld by the President in a signed statement that the information will be withheld and such statement sets forth the grounds upon which such withholding is based. Requires the presence of officers and employees of agencies upon request by Congress and committees. States that if an officer or employee believes that information which he is asked to testify upon or produce would properly be ordered withheld by the President, he may promptly so advise the House committee or subcommittee making the request, and his testimony or response may be deferred for a reasonable period, but not to exceed ten days, in order that the President may determine whether he w…

Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only

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1 Democrat