PREFACE

ompilation of materials relating to the legislative history of aw 94-409, the Government in the Sunshine Act, summarizes --year legislative activity behind the statute providing that sof certain Executive Branch agencies be open to public

ourcebook was prepared for the Senate Committee on Governperations and the House Committee on Government Opery Dr. Harold C. Relyea, Congressional Research Service, of Congress, at the direction of the staff of the Committees.

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Preface..

Legislative History of the Go
Law 94-409)..

Text of the Government in th
1241, September 13, 1976...

Introduction of S. 3881, 920
August 4, 1972: S12794-S12
Text of S. 3881.
Introduction of S. 260, 93d
January 9, 1973: $373-S377
Text of S. 260..
Introduction of S. 5, 94th C
uary 15, 1975: S59-S64)...
Text of S. 5.....
Debate on adoption of S. 5
1975: S19372-S19378)..
Text of S. 5 as reported
mittee July 31, 1975 (
Text of S. 5 as reported to
istration, September 18
94-381)...

Debate on adoption of S. 5 (
1975, S19432-S19447).

Text of S. 5, an act, as pa

Introduction of H.R. 4, 930
January 6, 1973: H43-44).
Text of H.R. 4...
Introduction of H.R. 10000, 9
August 3, 1973: H7482-748
Text of H.R. 10000..........
Introduction of H.R. 5075, 9
March 18, 1975: H1939-19
Text of H.R. 5075, as in
Text of H.R. 9868, as int
Text of H.R. 10315, as in
Text of H.R. 11007, as in

Text of H.R. 11656, as in
Text of H.R. 11656, as
mittee, March 8, 1976
Text of H.R. 11656, as
mittee, March 8, 1976,
April 8, 1976...

H. Rept. 94-880, Ps
Debate on adoption of H.R
H. Rept. 94-880, Ps
July 28, 1976: H7863-H79
Text of H. Res. 1207....
Amendment in the natu
11656, text of......
Amendment by House
text of....

CONTENTS

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e History of the Government in the Sunshine Act-S. 5 (Public -409) _ _.

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e Government in the Sunshine Act, Public Law 94-409, 90 Stat. ptember 13, 1976---

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SENATE ACTION

on of S. 3881, 92d Congress (Congressional Record, v. 118, 4, 1972: S12794-S12811)..

19

of S. 3881..

21

on of S. 260, 93d Congress (Congressional Record, v. 119, 9, 1973: S373–S377)

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of S. 260..-

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ion of S. 5, 94th Congress (Congressional Record, v. 121, Jan-
, 1975: S59-S64) -
of S. 5.

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adoption of S. 5 (Congressional Record, v. 121, November 5, 19372-S19378)

of S. 5 as reported to Senate by Government Operations Comtee July 31, 1975 (with accompanying Senate Report 94-354)__ of S. 5 as reported to Senate by Committee on Rules and Admination, September 18, 1975 (with accompanying Senate Report 381).

1 adoption of S. 5 (Congressional Record, v. 121, November 6, 19432-S19447) –

ion of H.R. 4, 93d Congress (Congressional Record, v. 122, 6, 1973: H43–44).

377

of H.R. 4...

379

on of H.R. 10000, 93d Congress (Congressional Record, v. 122, 3, 1973: H7482–7483) _-

381

of H.R. 10000.

385

ion of H.R. 5075, 94th Congress (Congressional Record, v. 122, 18, 1975: H1939–1942)......

397

of H.R. 5075, as introduced..

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of H.R. 9868, as introduced September 26, 1975.

403

of H.R. 10315, as introduced October 22, 1975...

420

of H.R. 11007, as introduced December 4, 1975.

439

of H.R. 11656, as introduced February 3, 1976...

457

of H.R. 11656, as reported by Government Operations Comtee, March 8, 1976, and as reported by the Judiciary Committee, ril 8, 1976..

of H.R. 11656, as reported by Government Operations Comtee, March 8, 1976...

n adoption of H.R. 11656/S. 5 (Congressional Record, v. 122, B. 1976: H7863-H7902)

595

of H. Res. 1207.

595

ndment in the nature of a substitute by Mr. Flowers to H.R. 656, text of.........

650

ndment by House to S. 5 as adopted and messaged to Senate,