Faster FOIA Act of 2011
Latest action · Apr 27, 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement 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.
- IntroducedApr 14, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Faster FOIA Act of 2011 - 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, whether those efforts were successful, and how the use of exemptions may be limited; and (5) determine whether any disparities in processing, processing times, and completeness of responses to FOIA requestors have occurred based upon political considerations, ideological viewpoints, the identity of the requestors, affiliation with the media, or affiliation with advocacy groups, why such disparities occurred, and the extent to which political appointees have been involved in the FOIA process.
Cosponsors 21
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 22, 2011 to Sep 11, 2012.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Jun 22, 2011 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Jul 19, 2011 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Aug 5, 2011 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Aug 5, 2011 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Jan 13, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Jan 17, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Jan 17, 2012 | |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | Jan 23, 2012 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Jan 24, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Feb 8, 2012 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Feb 8, 2012 | |
| D-CO | Jared Polis | Feb 8, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Laura Richardson | Feb 8, 2012 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Feb 9, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Apr 17, 2012 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Jul 17, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Jul 17, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Jul 18, 2012 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Aug 2, 2012 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Sep 11, 2012 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Sep 11, 2012 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Apr 14, 2011 |
| Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform Subcommittee | Referred Apr 27, 2011 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 27, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform .
- Apr 14, 2011Introduced in House
- Apr 14, 2011Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H2857.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 627 | Faster FOIA Act of 2011 | Related bill | Aug 1, 2011 |
| S 1466 | Faster FOIA Act of 2011 | Identical bill | Aug 2, 2011 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish the Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Faster FOIA Act of 2011
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 14, 2011Introduced in House
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.
