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HR 4232 112th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Corporate finance and management Financial services and investments Freedom of information Government buildings, facilities, and property Securities

Restoring Essential Safeguards for a Transparent, Open, and Reliable Executive under FOIA Act

Introduced: May 31, 2012 Introduced by: Turner, Michael R. Republican · Ohio See on congress.gov
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Became law
Mar 28, 2012
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1648)
Mar 21, 2012
Introduced in House
Mar 21, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Restoring Essential Safeguards for a Transparent, Open, and Reliable Executive under FOIA Act - Amends the Freedom of Information Act to deny an exemption from disclosure requirements to any instrumentality of the federal government engaging in any transaction: (1) that results in the United States owning, subscribing to, or otherwise having any interest in the stock or equity of any company, association, or corporation, except for any investments through pension funds; or (2) in which the instrumentality or its employees or agents execute authority with respect to the federal government's ownership interest in any such company, association, or corporation.

What's happening now March 28, 2012

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1648)

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 18
All 18 Democratic 1 Republican 4
CAMP, DAVE
· May 31, 2012
Stivers, Steve
· May 30, 2012
Harper, Gregg
· May 15, 2012
Forbes, J.
· May 10, 2012
TIBERI, PATRICK
· May 10, 2012
 R
Huizenga, Bill
Michigan · Apr 27, 2012
 R
Schweikert, David
Arizona · Apr 25, 2012
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Apr 24, 2012
CHABOT, STEVE
· Apr 19, 2012
Sutton, Betty
· Apr 16, 2012
LATOURETTE, STEVEN
· Mar 30, 2012
Miller, Candice
· Mar 30, 2012
Sires, Albio
· Mar 30, 2012
 R
Jordan, Jim
Ohio · Mar 28, 2012
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Mar 27, 2012
Johnson, Bill
· Mar 26, 2012
BURTON, DAN
· Mar 21, 2012
RYAN, TIM
· Mar 21, 2012
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4232: Restoring Essential Safeguards for a Transparent, Open, and Reliable Executive under FOIA Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-4232/
MLA
"H.R. 4232: Restoring Essential Safeguards for a Transparent, Open, and Reliable Executive under FOIA Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-4232/.
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H.R. 4232, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-4232/.
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