Elijah Cummings: “I close by highlighting a few additional provisions of FOIA. This bill would require agencies to review existing records…”

“I close by highlighting a few additional provisions of FOIA. This bill would require agencies to review existing records to identify categories of records to proactively disclose rather than waiting for FOIA requests. The bill would also require the Department of Justice to report to Congress on categories of records that would be appropriate for proactive disclosure. Finally, the bill would tackle the proliferation of statutory FOIA exemptions by requiring the Government Accountability Office to catalog all of the statutory exemptions on the books. Again, I urge the support of this legislation. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.”