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S 1181 109th Congress Senate

A bill to ensure an open and deliberate process in Congress by providing that any future legislation to establish a new exemption to section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to…

Official title: A bill to ensure an open and deliberate process in Congress by providing that any future legislation to establish a new exemption to section 552 of title 5, Un… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to ensure an open and deliberate process in Congress by providing that any future legislation to establish a new exemption to section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act) be stated explicitly within the text of the bill.

Introduced: June 8, 2005 Introduced by: Cornyn, John Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 24, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
Jun 24, 2005
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Jun 24, 2005
Received in the House.
Jun 24, 2005
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7383-7385; text as passed Senate: CR S7385)
Jun 24, 2005
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7383-7385; text as passed Senate: CR S7385)
Jun 13, 2005
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 126.
Jun 13, 2005
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Specter without amendment. Without written report.
Jun 9, 2005
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Jun 7, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 7, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6159-6161)
Jun 7, 2005
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action June 24, 2005

Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Prohibits applying the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to matters specifically exempted from disclosure by a statute (other than open meetings under the Government in the Sunshine Act) enacted after July 1, 2005, that specifically cites this Act and either: (1) requires that the matters be withheld from the public in such a manner as to leave no discretion on the issue; or (2) establishes particular criteria for withholding or refers to particular types of matters to be withheld.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1181: A bill to ensure an open and deliberate process in Congress by providing that any future legislation to establish a new exemption to section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act) be stated explicitly within the text of the bill.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-1181/
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"S. 1181: A bill to ensure an open and deliberate process in Congress by providing that any future legislation to establish a new exemption to section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act) be stated explicitly within the text of the bill.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-1181/.
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S. 1181, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-1181/.
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[S. 1181: A bill to ensure an open and deliberate process in Congress by providing that any future legislation to establish a new exemption to section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act) be stated explicitly within the text of the bill.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-1181/)
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