Skip to main content
S 3334 116th Congress Senate Law Administrative law and regulatory procedures Civil actions and liability Congressional oversight Constitution and constitutional amendments Department of Justice Government information and archives Lawyers and legal services Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

DOJ OLC Transparency Act

Introduced: February 25, 2020 Introduced by: Duckworth, Tammy Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 25, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 25, 2020
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Demanding Oversight and Justification Over Legal Conclusions Transparency Act or the DOJ OLC Transparency Act

This bill requires the Department of Justice to publish on its website, and make free to the public, all opinions issued by the Office of Legal Counsel (OLC). Prospectively, all OLC opinions must be published within 48 hours of being issued. Previously issued opinions must be published in accordance with deadlines established by the bill.

What's happening now February 25, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1