Freedom of Information Act

Legislative History and Congressional Documents

• Administration of the Freedom of Information Act: Current Trends, Hearing Before the Subcomm. on Info. Policy, Census, and Nat'l Archives of the H. Comm. on Oversight and Gov't Reform, 111th Cong. (2010).
• The Freedom of Information Act: Crowdsourcing Government Oversight, Hearing Before the H. Comm. on Oversight and Gov't Reform, 112th Cong. (2011) (video).
• Federal Reserve Lending Disclosure: FOIA, Dodd-Frank, and the Data Dump, Hearing Before the Subcomm. on Domestic Monetary Policy and Tech. of the H. Comm. on Fin. Servs., 112th Cong. (2011).
• The Freedom of Information Act: Ensuring Transparency and Accountability in the Digital Age, Hearing Before S. Comm. on the Judiciary, 112th Cong. (2011) (video).
• Why Isn’t the Department of Homeland Security Meeting the President’s Standard on FOIA?, Hearing Before the H. Comm. on Oversight and Gov't Reform, 112th Cong. (2011).
• FOIA in the 21st Century: Using Technology to Improve Transparency in Government, Subcomm. on Tech., Info., Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform of the H. Comm. on Oversight and Go't Reform, 112th Cong. (2012) (video).
• The Freedom of Information Act: Safeguarding Critical Infrastructure Information and the Public’s Right to Know, Hearing Before the S. Comm. on the Judiciary, 112th Cong. (2012) (video).
• FOIA Oversight and Implementation Act of 2013, S. Rep. No. 113-155 (2013).
• FOIA Improvement Act of 2014, S. Rep. No. 113-287 (2014).
• Ensuring Agency Compliance with the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Hearing Before the H. Comm. on Oversight and Gov't Reform, 114th Cong. (2015) (video).
• Ensuring Government Transparency Through FOIA Reform, Hearing Before the Subcomm. on Gov't Operations of the H. Comm. on Oversight and Gov't Reform, 114th Cong. (2015) (testimony).
• FOIA Improvement Act of 2015, S. Rep. No. 114-4 (2015).
• DHS FOIA Efficiency Act of 2015, H.R. Rep. No. 114–148 (2015).
• Examining FOIA Compliance at the Department of State, Hearing Before the H. Comm. on Oversight and Gov't Reform, 114th Cong. (2016) (video).
• FOIA Oversight and Implementation Act of 2015, H.R. Rep. No. 114–391 (2016).