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The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Background, Legislation, and Policy Issues
ProQuest Congressional Research Digital Collection: Part C (2011 forward) Available online
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- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Library of Congress. Government Division
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Freedom of information.
- Government information.
- Government paperwork.
- Government publications.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Contained In:
- ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection
- Place of Publication:
- [United States] [publisher not identified] 2014
- Summary:
- Discusses history and implementation of the Freedom of Information Act, which guarantees public access to existing, identifiable, unpublished, executive branch agency records. Presents FOIA statistics, summarizes FOIA administration costs, reviews use and growth of exemptions, and examines policy options for Congress
- This report is one in a series of updates. For the most recent coverage of this report series, please see 13-R4-1933 in the 2013 issue
- Notes:
- CRS Report
- Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Sept. 2015). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC
- Vendor supplied data
- Other Format:
- Microfiche version Library of Congress. Government Division. Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
- Publisher Number:
- CRS-2015-GVF-0432
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license
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