OPEN Government Act of 2007
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The OPEN Government Act of 2007 is a U.S. federal law that strengthened and modernized the Freedom of Information Act by improving transparency, clarifying response deadlines, and enhancing the rights and remedies available to requesters.
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| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
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freedom of information law amendment → |
| addresses |
FOIA attorney fees standards
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| affects |
federal executive branch agencies
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| amends |
Freedom of Information Act
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| appliesTo |
Freedom of Information Act
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| clarifies |
FOIA applies to agency records maintained for an agency by a contractor
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FOIA response time is tolled only in limited circumstances → FOIA response time starts when a request is received by the appropriate component → standard for awarding attorney fees to prevailing FOIA plaintiffs → |
| codifiedIn |
Title 5 of the United States Code
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| country |
United States of America
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| defines |
news media requester more broadly for FOIA fee purposes
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| designates |
Office of Government Information Services as FOIA ombudsman
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| effectiveOn |
2008-01-01
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| enactedBy |
United States Congress
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| enhances |
judicial review remedies for FOIA requesters
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public access to government information → |
| establishes |
FOIA ombudsman function within the National Archives and Records Administration
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Office of Government Information Services → |
| improves |
FOIA processing and tracking mechanisms
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| legislativeBody |
United States House of Representatives
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United States Senate → |
| prohibits |
agencies from outsourcing FOIA responsibilities to private contractors in ways that evade FOIA
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| publicLawNumber |
Public Law 110-175
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| purpose |
to clarify FOIA response deadlines
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to enhance rights and remedies for FOIA requesters → to improve government transparency → to strengthen and modernize the Freedom of Information Act → |
| requires |
agencies to assign tracking numbers to certain FOIA requests
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agencies to provide a telephone line or Internet service to check FOIA request status → agencies to report more detailed FOIA statistics → annual FOIA reports with additional data elements → |
| restricts |
agencies’ ability to charge certain FOIA fees when deadlines are not met
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| shortName |
OPEN Government Act
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| signedBy |
George W. Bush
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| signingDate |
2007-12-31
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| sponsoredBy |
John Cornyn
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Patrick Leahy → |
| strengthens |
enforcement of FOIA deadlines
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| subjectMatter |
access to government records
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administrative law → government transparency → |
| title |
Openness Promotes Effectiveness in our National Government Act of 2007
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| yearOfEnactment |
2007
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Referenced by (6)
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OGIS
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Office of Government Information Services ("Open Government Act of 2007") → |
legalBasis |
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Freedom of Information Act
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amendedBy |
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110th United States Congress
("Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007")
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passedAct |
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OPEN Government Act of 2007
("OPEN Government Act")
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shortName |
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OPEN Government Act of 2007
("Openness Promotes Effectiveness in our National Government Act of 2007")
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