HR 12462 · 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 1974-01-31· Sponsored by Rep. Erlenborn, John N. [R-IL-14]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Reported to House from the Committee on Government Operations, H. Rept. 93-990.(1974-04-11)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Requires, under the Freedom of Information Act, that whenever either House of Congress, or, to the extent of matter within its jurisdiction: (1) any committee or subcommittee thereof, 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 30 days from the date of receipt 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 a detailed explanation of the grounds upon which such withholding is based; or (2) an independent regulatory agency to make available information within its possession or under its control, the head of such agency shall make the information available as soon as practicable, but not later than 30 days from the receipt of the request. States that when either House of Congress and its committees, to the extent of matter within their jurisdiction, requests the presence of and information from an officer or employee of a Federal agency, that officer or employee sh…

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

Cosponsors (11)

4 Democrats6 Republicans1 Independent