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S 1812 118th Congress Senate Government Operations and Politics

Open and Responsive Government Act of 2023

Introduced: June 6, 2023 Introduced by: Grassley, Chuck Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 6, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Open and Responsive Government Act of 2023

This bill limits the extent to which federal agencies may exempt information from requests to disclose agency records under the Freedom of Information Act, including prohibiting the withholding of a portion of an otherwise responsive record on the basis that the portion is nonresponsive.

What's happening now June 6, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Bill text 1 version

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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jun 6, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1812: Open and Responsive Government Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1812/
MLA
"S. 1812: Open and Responsive Government Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1812/.
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S. 1812, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1812/.
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[S. 1812: Open and Responsive Government Act of 2023](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1812/)
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