HR 2726 United States House · 117th Congress

VA FOIA Reform Act of 2021

Summary

VA FOIA Reform Act of 2021 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.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2021

Committee Review

Jun 2021

House Passage

Jun 2021

Senate Passage

President

Introduced Apr 21, 2021 Last action Jun 16, 2021

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This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Jun 16, 2021

Committee

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

upper

Jun 15, 2021

Lower · Passed

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H2778-2779)

lower

May 4, 2021

Lower · Passed

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

lower

May 4, 2021

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Discharged.

lower

May 3, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.

lower

Apr 21, 2021

Committee

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

lower

Apr 21, 2021

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 3 co-sponsors