Public Law 110-175

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Public Law 110-175 is a 2007 United States federal statute that significantly amended and strengthened the Freedom of Information Act to improve government transparency and public access to records.

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Public Law 110-175 canonical 1

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instanceOf Act of Congress ⓘ
United States federal statute ⓘ
public law ⓘ
addresses FOIA agency backlog reporting ⓘ
FOIA response time limits ⓘ
alsoKnownAs OPEN Government Act ⓘ
amends Freedom of Information Act ⓘ
appliesTo federal executive branch agencies ⓘ
branchAffected executive branch ⓘ
clarifies definition of news media requester under FOIA ⓘ
when FOIA request is considered received for timing purposes ⓘ
codifiedIn Title 5 of the United States Code ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
dateSigned December 31, 2007 ⓘ
designates Office of Government Information Services as FOIA ombudsman ⓘ
enactedBy 110th United States Congress ⓘ
establishes Office of Government Information Services ⓘ
jurisdiction United States federal government ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalStatus in force ⓘ
legislativeBody United States Congress ⓘ
limits ability of agencies to claim attorney fees exemption when they voluntarily release records after litigation is filed ⓘ
modifies FOIA fee provisions ⓘ
officeLocatedIn National Archives and Records Administration ⓘ
partOf United States freedom of information law framework ⓘ
policyArea civil liberties ⓘ
government information policy ⓘ
open government ⓘ
presidentAtSigning George W. Bush ⓘ
publicLawNumber 110-175 ⓘ
purpose to improve public access to government information ⓘ
to promote government transparency ⓘ
to strengthen the Freedom of Information Act ⓘ
relatedTo Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 1996 ⓘ
FOIA Improvement Act of 2016 ⓘ
requires FOIA request status information to be made available ⓘ
annual FOIA reports with additional statistics ⓘ
tracking numbers for FOIA requests ⓘ
scope federal agencies of the United States ⓘ
shortTitle OPEN Government Act of 2007 ⓘ
signedBy George W. Bush ⓘ
strengthens judicial review of FOIA decisions ⓘ
subject freedom of information ⓘ
government transparency ⓘ
public access to government records ⓘ
title An Act to promote accessibility, accountability, and openness in Government by strengthening section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act), and for other purposes ⓘ
yearEnacted 2007 ⓘ

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OPEN Government Act of 2007 → publicLawNumber → Public Law 110-175 ⓘ