Bill109th CongressFiled Mar 15, 2005Government Operations and Politics
S. 622
Restoration of Freedom of Information Act of 2005
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Mar 15, 2005)
Restoration of Freedom of Information Act of 2005 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to prohibit a record pertaining to the vulnerability of and threats to critical infrastructure that is furnished voluntarily to the Department of Homeland Security from being made available to the public under the Freedom of Information Act if: (1) the provider would not customarily make the record available to the public; and (2) the record is designated and certified by the provider as confidential and not customarily made available to the public. Prohibits other Federal agencies in receipt of such a record furnished to the Department from making the record publicly available. Allows a provider to withdraw the confidential designation of a record at any time.
What just happenedMar 15, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2737-2738)
Who’s behind it
Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT](D-VT)Sponsor
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- Mar 15, 2005IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2737-2738)
Judiciary Committee - Mar 15, 2005IntroReferralB00100
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2736-2737)
- Mar 15, 2005IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate