OpenCongress: Sunshine in the House?

The great site OpenCongress looks at pending legislation that fits the theme of Sunshine Week--openness in government:

Suspensions (three bills):

1) H.R. 1309 - The Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 2007

  • - a bill designed to speed the government's response to Freedom of Information Act


2) H.R. 1255 – Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2007

  • - a bill to restore disclosure requirements overridden by an executive order from President Bush in 2001, which allowed former presidents to withhold documents from the public, and would force former presidents to turn over official documents 12 years after leaving office.


3) H.R. 1254 - Presidential Library Donation Reform Act of 2007

  • - requires organizations raising funds for presidential libraries to disclose the names of donors and the amount of money they contribute.


Subject to Rules (two bills):

4) H.R. 985 - Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2007

  • - a bill to expand employees' rights to seek a judicial review of their allegations, and to increase the Merit System Protection Board’s authority to sanction violators.


5) H.R. 1362 - Accountability in Contracting Act

  • - a bill to require federal agencies to announce within 14 days their reasons for awarding no-bid contracts.


(Above bill descriptions mainly taken from subscription-only Congress Daily)

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