US Congress House Bill 7163 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on June 11 2020 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-09-17 - Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to reduce the backlog of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests by 75% within three years of enactment of the bill. Additionally, the VA must reduce the backlog of Office of Special Counsel requests made to the VA by 75% within three years of the enactment of this bill. The VA must determine the types of documents, records, and information that are frequently requested under FOIA and must regularly make such documents, records, and information publicly available. Finally, the VA must request that the Office of Government Information Services within the National Archives and Records Administration conduct an assessment of the VA's compliance with FOIA.

VA FOIA Reform Act of 2020

Rep. Gil Cisneros [D-CA]

Rep. Max Rose [D-NY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-09-17	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2020-09-17	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2020-07-23	House	Committee Hearings Held.
2020-07-01	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
2020-06-11	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2020-06-11	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7163/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr7163/BILLS-116hr7163ih.pdf