HJRES 434 · 98th Congress · Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

A joint resolution to designate March 16 of every year as "Freedom of Information Day".

Introduced 1983-11-17· Sponsored by Rep. Wirth, Timothy [D-CO-2]· House

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Latest: Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.(1984-03-12)

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[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Designates March 16 of each year as Freedom of Information Day.…

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Cosponsors (20)

13 Democrats7 Republicans
Rep. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI-2]HI
Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4]MA
Rep. Glickman, Dan [D-KS-4]KS
Rep. Bedell, Berkley W. [D-IA-6]IA
Rep. Campbell, Carroll A., Jr. [R-SC-4]SC
Rep. Fazio, Vic [D-CA-4]CA
Rep. Frenzel, Bill [R-MN-3]MN
Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24]TX
Rep. Heftel, Cecil [D-HI-1]HI
Rep. Horton, Frank J. [R-NY-29]NY
Rep. Hughes, William J. [D-NJ-2]NJ
Rep. Kastenmeier, Robert W. [D-WI-2]WI
Rep. Kemp, Jack [R-NY-31]NY
Rep. Marriott, David Daniel [R-UT-2]UT
Rep. Mineta, Norman Y. [D-CA-13]CA
Rep. Murphy, Austin J. [D-PA-22]PA
Rep. Myers, John T. [R-IN-7]IN
Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8]MN
Rep. Panetta, Leon [D-CA-16]CA
Rep. Regula, Ralph [R-OH-16]OH