2007 FOIA Amendments: Legislative History |
I. TitleOpenness Promotes Effectiveness in our National Government Act of 2007 or OPEN Government Act of 2007 II. SponsorsS. 849 (110th Cong.) Introduced by Sen. Patrick Leahy and Sen. John Cornyn, co-sponsored by Senators Specter, Kerry, Feingold, Isakson, Cardin and Brown. H.R. 1309 (110th Cong.) Introduced March 5, 2007, by Reps. William Lacy Clay, Todd Russell Platts, and Henry A. Waxman III. Congressional ConsiderationMarch 12, 2007: House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on H.R. 1309, Report 110-45 March 13, 2007: Sen. Leahy introduces S. 849 March 14, 2007: House passed H.R. 1309 April 30, 2007: Senate Judiciary Committee on S.849, Report 110-59 August 3, 2007: Senate passed S. 849, Floor comments in Senate December 14, 2007: S. 2488 was introduced by Sen. Patrick Leahy compromising between H.R. 1309 and S. 849. December 14, 2007: Floor comments in the Senate on S. 2488 December 14, 2007: S. 2488 passed in the Senate December 18, 2007: Floor comments in the House of Representatives on S. 2488 December 18, 2007: S. 2488 passed in House of Representatives December 31, 2007: President Bush signs S. 2488 into law S. 2488 became Public Law 110-175 |