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S. 622 · 109th Congress

Restoration of Freedom of Information Act of 2005

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 109th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

PLD LeahySponsor
3 cosponsors · 3 D
RFD Feingold CLD Levin JLD Lieberman

3 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

Restoration of Freedom of Information Act of 2005 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to prohibit a record pertaining to the vulnerability of and threats to critical infrastructure that is furnished voluntarily to the Department of Homeland Security from being made available to the public under the Freedom of Information Act if: (1) the provider…

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Mar 15, 2005
Restoration of Freedom of Information Act of 2005 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to prohibit a record pertaining to the vulnerability of and threats to critical infrastructure that is furnished voluntarily to the Department of Homeland Security from being made available to the public under the Freedom of Information Act if: (1) the provider would not customarily make the record available to the public; and (2) the record is designated and certified by the provider as confidential and not customarily made available to the public. Prohibits other Federal agencies in receipt of such a record furnished to the Department from making the record publicly available. Allows a provider to withdraw the confidential designation of a record at any time.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Restoration of Freedom of Information Act of 2005

Latest action (Mar 15, 2005): Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2737-2738)

Policy area: Government Operations and Politics · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Mar 15, 2005

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.