DOJ OLC Transparency Act
Summary
Demanding Oversight and Justification Over Legal Conclusions Transparency Act or the DOJ OLC Transparency Act This bill requires the Department of Justice to publish on its website, and make free to the public, all opinions issued by the Office of Legal Counsel (OLC). Prospectively, all OLC opinions must be published within 48 hours of being issued. Previously issued opinions must be published in accordance with deadlines established by the bill.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Mar 16, 2022
Last action Mar 16, 2022
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2
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Committee
1
Mar 16, 2022
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
upper
Mar 16, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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