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The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is an essential federal open government law that allows for the full or partial disclosure of previously unreleased information and documents controlled by the federal government. The Act defines agency records subject to disclosure, outlines mandatory disclosure procedures and grants nine exemptions to the statute. AALL works to support strong open government laws and has long advocated for improvements to FOIA.
Read more:
Issue Briefs and Reports
Advocacy One-Pager,
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Faster FOIA Act
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(10/01/11)
Formal Statements
Letter to
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(02/19/13)
Letter to President Obama,
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(02/19/13)
Letter to Senate,
"In opposition to the FOIA exemption in the Cybersecurity Act of 2012, S. 2105, and the Secure IT Act, S. 2151"
(05/14/12)
Letter to House,
"In opposition to the FOIA provision in the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2011, HR 3523"
(04/16/12)
Letter to Office of Information Policy Director Melanie Pustay,
"To urge the Office of Information Policy to support the FOIA Portal under development by the Environmental Protection Agency"
(04/11/12)
Letter to Rep. Mary Bono Mack,
"To express concerns with the provisions of the Strengthening and Enhancing Cybersecurity by Using Research, Education, Information, and Technology Act (SECURE IT), HR 4263, that create unnecessary exemptions to FOIA"
(04/02/12)
Letter to Sen. John McCain,
"To express concerns with provisions of the SECURE IT Act, S. 2151, that create unnecessary exemptions to FOIA"
(03/12/12)
Letter to House Oversight Committee Leadership,
"In Support of the Faster FOIA Act"
(06/24/11)
Letter to House Oversight Committee Leadership,
"In support of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform's decision to examine the Department of Homeland Security's FOIA policies and procedures"
(02/15/11)
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