Freedom of Information Act

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Freedom_of_Information_Act
GPTKB entity
Statements (35)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:FOIA
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:OPEN_Government_Act_of_2007
gptkb:Electronic_Freedom_of_Information_Act_Amendments_of_1996
gptkb:FOIA_Improvement_Act_of_2016
gptkbp:appliesTo federal agencies
gptkbp:codifiedIn 5 U.S.C. § 552
gptkbp:compatibleWith gptkb:United_States_Congress
federal courts
President's immediate staff
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1966-07-04
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:excludes national security
financial institutions
trade secrets
geological information
internal agency rules and practices
law enforcement interests
personal privacy
statutory exemptions
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Freedom of Information Act
gptkbp:influenced international freedom of information laws
state freedom of information laws
gptkbp:purpose to provide public access to federal government records
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:archives
gptkb:Sunshine_laws
transparency
open government
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Lyndon_B._Johnson
gptkbp:startDate 1967-07-04
gptkbp:website https://www.foia.gov/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Presidential_Records_Act
gptkb:89th_United_States_Congress
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5