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To clarify the applicability of the Freedom of Information Act to certain federally established entities, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill would expand the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to apply to certain federally established entities that are currently exempt. It would amend federal law to include entities established under a specific section of the U.S. Code, making them subject to FOIA requests for public records. The requirement would apply to all FOIA requests made after the bill's enactment, regardless of when the requested records were originally created.
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Sponsor (1)
55 cosponsors
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC)
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC)
- Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large] (D-VT)
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA)
- Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6] (D-CA)
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA)
- Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11] (D-OH)
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL)
- Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] (D-TX)
- Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] (D-FL)
- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray, Jr. [D-CA-31] (D-CA)
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO)
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA)
- Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] (D-CT)
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL)
- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] (D-CO)
- Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17] (D-PA)
- Rep. Elfreth, Sarah [D-MD-3] (D-MD)
- Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] (D-TX)
- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL)
- Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4] (D-NC)
- Rep. Friedman, Laura [D-CA-30] (D-CA)
- Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51] (D-CA)
- Rep. Johnson, Julie [D-TX-32] (D-TX)
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA)
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA)
- Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1] (D-OH)
- Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA)
- Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA)
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA)
- Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] (D-RI)
- Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE)
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN)
- Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7] (D-MD)
- Rep. Min, Dave [D-CA-47] (D-CA)
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI)
- Rep. Morrison, Kelly [D-MN-3] (D-MN)
- Rep. Moskowitz, Jared [D-FL-23] (D-FL)
- Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15] (D-CA)
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO)
- Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] (D-NJ)
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN)
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA)
- Rep. Riley, Josh [D-NY-19] (D-NY)
- Rep. Ryan, Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY)
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA)
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM)
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS)
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV)
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI)
- Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] (D-IL)
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY)
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL)
- Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA)
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA)
Actions (2)
- Feb 6, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. · house
- Feb 6, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 6, 2025
Ms. Scholten (for herself, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Min, and Mr. Mfume) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
A BILL
To clarify the applicability of the Freedom of Information Act to certain federally established entities, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Consistent Legal Expectations and Access to Records Act” or the “CLEAR Act.”
SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT TO CERTAIN FEDERALLY ESTABLISHED ENTITIES.
(a) Section 552(f)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after “in the Executive Office of the President” the following: “, and any entity established under section 3161 of this title”.
(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to any request made under section 552 of title 5, United States Code, on or after the date of enactment of this Act, regardless of when the records requested were created. <all>
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