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S 488 118th Congress Senate Government Operations and Politics Asia Caribbean area China Cuba Europe Foreign and international corporations Freedom of information Iran Latin America Middle East North Korea Russia Syria Venezuela

FOIA Fix Act of 2023

Introduced: February 16, 2023 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 16, 2023
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

First Opportunity for Information to Americans Act of 2023 or the FOIA Fix Act of 2023

This bill bars certain foreign nationals and entities from obtaining U.S. government records under the Freedom of Information Act.

The bill specifically prohibits an agency from making records available to specified requesters, including an entity that is a subsidiary of an entity with a principal place of business or headquarters located in China, Russia, North Korea, Iran, Cuba, Syria, or Venezuela.

Further, the bill sets penalties for knowingly assisting, conspiring, or abetting a request for information on behalf of an individual or entity that is prohibited from receiving it.

What's happening now February 16, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Bill text 1 version

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Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Feb 16, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 488: FOIA Fix Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-488/
MLA
"S. 488: FOIA Fix Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-488/.
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S. 488, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-488/.
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[S. 488: FOIA Fix Act of 2023](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-488/)
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