President Obama Signs FOIA Improvement Act

June 30, 2016—Today President Obama signed the FOIA Improvement Act, codifying into law comprehensive bipartisan reforms to the federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) for the first time in nearly a decade. Signing of the bill comes days before the 50th anniversary of FOIA, signed into law on July 4, 1966. The FOIA Improvement Act is the result of significant efforts on the part of Congressional leaders, staff members, and open government advocates who have been working to push the FOIA reform legislation that is critical to ensuring government accountability.