A bill to ensure an open and deliberate process in Congress by providing that any future legislation to establish a new exemption to section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act) be stated explicitly within the text of the bill.

Bill: 109-s-1181
Sponsor: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
Introduced: 2005-06-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Congress
Freedom of information
Legislation

Summary:
action_date: 2005-06-07
text: 
Prohibits applying the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to matters specifically exempted from disclosure by a statute (other than open meetings under the Government in the Sunshine Act) enacted after July 1, 2005, that specifically cites this Act and either: (1) requires that the matters be withheld from the public in such a manner as to leave no discretion on the issue; or (2) establishes particular criteria for withholding or refers to particular types of matters to be withheld.

action_date: 2005-06-13
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Prohibits applying the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to matters specifically exempted from disclosure by a statute (other than open meetings under the Government in the Sunshine Act) enacted after July 1, 2005, that specifically cites this Act and either: (1) requires that the matters be withheld from the public in such a manner as to leave no discretion on the issue; or (2) establishes particular criteria for withholding or refers to particular types of matters to be withheld.

action_date: 2005-06-24
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Prohibits applying the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to matters specifically exempted from disclosure by a statute (other than open meetings under the Government in the Sunshine Act) enacted after July 1, 2005, that specifically cites this Act and either: (1) requires that the matters be withheld from the public in such a manner as to leave no discretion on the issue; or (2) establishes particular criteria for withholding or refers to particular types of matters to be withheld.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-06-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
action_date: 2005-06-24
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2005-06-24
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2005-06-24
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7383-7385; text as passed Senate: CR S7385)
action_date: 2005-06-24
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7383-7385; text as passed Senate: CR S7385)
action_date: 2005-06-13
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 126.
action_date: 2005-06-13
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Specter without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2005-06-13
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Specter without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2005-06-09
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2005-06-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2005-06-07
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6159-6161)
action_date: 2005-06-07
text: Introduced in Senate