legislation: 95-hr-13452
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| 95-hr-13452 | 95 | hr | 13452 | A bill to amend the Freedom of Information Act to improve the handling of classified information and investigatory records, to revise the deadlines for agency action and for other purposes. | Government Operations and Politics | 1978-07-13 | 1978-07-13 | Referred to House Committee on Government Operations. | House | Rep. Devine, Samuel L. [R-OH-12] | OH | R | D000279 | 5 | Amends the Freedom of Information Act to give courts jurisdiction to enjoin Federal agencies from withholding agency records, even if such records pertain to national defense or foreign policy and are properly classified pursuant to an Executive order, if the court finds no reasonable basis to support such Executive order. Extends the time period an agency may use to determine whether or not such agency will comply with a request for information. | 2025-02-04T16:54:13Z |