Thursday, March 10, 2005

~ Senate bill may speed response to FOIA requests ~

U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) are sponsoring a Senate bill to create an advisory Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays, which would recommend procedures to reduce the excessive lag in response time to Freedom of Information Act requests (FOIA). Read the press release and bill