Faster FOIA Act of 2010
Latest action · May 6, 2010 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 15, 2010
- Passed SenateMay 5, 2010
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Faster FOIA Act of 2010 - Establishes the Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays to conduct a study to: (1) identify methods that will help reduce delays in processing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests submitted to federal agencies; (2) ensure the efficient and equitable administration of FOIA throughout the federal government; (3) examine whether the system for charging fees for such requests and granting waivers of such fees needs to be reformed; (4) determine why the government's use of FOIA exemptions increased during FY2009, whether the increase contributed to delays, what efforts were made by federal agencies to comply with President Obama's January 21, 2009 Presidential Memorandum on Freedom of Information Act Requests, and whether those efforts were successful; and (5) make recommendations on how the use of exemptions may be limited.
Directs the Commission to report to Congress and the President on the results of the study not later than one year after enactment of this Act.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 15, 2010 to Apr 15, 2010; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | John Cornyn | Original | Mar 15, 2010 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Mar 24, 2010 | |
| D-WI | Russell D. Feingold | Apr 12, 2010 | |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Apr 15, 2010 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Mar 15, 2010Markup Apr 15, 2010Reported Apr 19, 2010 |
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred May 6, 2010 |
Actions 12
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 6, 2010Received in the House.
- May 6, 2010Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- May 6, 2010Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
- May 5, 2010Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S3289-3291; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S3289-3290)
- May 5, 2010The committee reported amendments were agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S3289, S3290Text printed S3290Amendments S3289, S3290 | Christopher J. Dodd D-CT, Patrick J. Leahy D-VT | May 5, 2010 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S1517Text printed S1518 | Patrick J. Leahy D-VT (text) | Mar 15, 2010 |
Amendments 1
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA 3847 | To provide for the Archivist of the United States to provide staff and administrative support services to the Commission. | Patrick J. Leahy D-VT | Amendment SA 3847 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 5087 | Faster FOIA Act of 2010 | Related bill | May 26, 2010 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to establish the Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Faster FOIA Act of 2010
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Faster FOIA Act of 2010
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 6, 2010Referred in House
- May 5, 2010Engrossed in Senate
- Apr 19, 2010Reported to Senate
- Mar 15, 2010Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
