The Freedom of Information Act Resources Available
March 13-20 is the first national Sunshine Week. Scroll down to see our collection of links to information about the Freedom of Information Act, FOIA Reading Rooms, and Ohio Sunshine Law Resources.
- Text of the Act
- Faster FOIA Act, as introduced in the Senate
FOIA Electronic Reading Rooms
The 1996 amendments to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) required federal departments and agencies to establish publicly accessible "electronic reading rooms" containing FOIA response materials and other public information. These web sites contain valuable information about the operation of the federal government. Links to some of these electronic reading rooms are listed below:
- U.S. Department of State FOIA Electronic Reading Room
- FBI's FOIA Web site
- Central Intelligence Agency Reading Room
- Defense Department Electronic Reading Room
- IRS Electronic Reading Room
- NASA Electronic Reading Room
- National Institutes of Health
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration Electronic Reading Room
