CDT Applauds House Passage of Open Government Bill - The House on Wednesday voted overwhelmingly to approve legislation that strengthens the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). CDT applauded the House vote and in a letter Tuesday thanked the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform for its leadership on the measure. H.R. 1309 -- sponsored by Committee Chairman Henry Waxman (D-Calif.), Rep. William Lacy Clay (D-Mo.) and Rep. Todd Platts (R-Pa.) -- makes improvements to FOIA that have been long sought by the open government community. March 15, 2007
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