S. 2488 OPEN Government Act of 2007

Bill Status

  • Bill Introduction

    12/14/2007

  • Passed by Senate

    12/14/2007 by unanimous consent

  • Passed by House

    12/18/2007 by voice vote

  • Signed into Law

    12/31/2007


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S. 2488 on THOMAS

H.R. 1309, the Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 2007, was introduced on March 5, 2007, by Rep. Wm. Lacy Clay. H.R. 1309 increases public access to government information by stengthening the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The House passed H.R. 1309 on March 14, 2007, by a vote of 308-117. A substantially similar bill, S. 2488, the OPEN Government Act of 2007, passed the House on December 18, 2007, was signed by the President on December 31, 2007, and became Public Law No: 110-175.