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A bill to provide that certain provisions of subchapter I of chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, relating to Federal information policy shall not apply to the collection of information during…

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A bill to provide that certain provisions of subchapter I of chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, relating to Federal information policy shall not apply to the collection of information during any investigation, audit, inspection, evaluation, or other review conducted by any Federal office of Inspector General, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 5, 2009 Introduced by: Grassley, Chuck Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
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May 5, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5133)
May 5, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5132-5133)
May 5, 2009
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Provides that certain federal information policy provisions shall not apply to the collection of information during any investigation, audit, inspection, evaluation, or other review conducted by: (1) any federal office of Inspector General; (2) the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency; or (3) the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board.

What's happening now May 5, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5133)

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 976: A bill to provide that certain provisions of subchapter I of chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, relating to Federal information policy shall not apply to the collection of information during any investigation, audit, inspection, evaluation, or other review conducted by any Federal office of Inspector General, and for other purposes.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-976/
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"S. 976: A bill to provide that certain provisions of subchapter I of chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, relating to Federal information policy shall not apply to the collection of information during any investigation, audit, inspection, evaluation, or other review conducted by any Federal office of Inspector General, and for other purposes.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-976/.
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S. 976, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-976/.
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[S. 976: A bill to provide that certain provisions of subchapter I of chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, relating to Federal information policy shall not apply to the collection of information during any investigation, audit, inspection, evaluation, or other review conducted by any Federal office of Inspector General, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-976/)
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