VA FOIA Reform Act of 2021
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This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish and implement a plan for reducing its backlog of requests under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The VA must request that the Office of Government Information Services of the National Archives and Records Administration conduct an assessment of the VA's compliance with FOIA. Finally, the VA must submit an annual report on its FOIA compliance efforts and make such reports available on its website.
Filed in the House
This house bill has been filed and is working its way through Congress. It will need to pass both the House and the Senate, then be signed by the President to become law.
Who introduced this
Ruben Gallego
DemocratU.S. Representative · AZ-7
3 cosponsors — all Republican
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