H.R. 4232: Restoring Essential Safeguards for a Transparent, Open, and Reliable Executive under FOIA Act

112th Congress · introduced 2012-03-21 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1648)

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Where it came from: introduced 2012-03-21 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-3] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Restoring Essential Safeguards for a Transparent, Open, and Reliable Executive under FOIA Act

Plain summary

Restoring Essential Safeguards for a Transparent, Open, and Reliable Executive under FOIA Act - Amends the Freedom of Information Act to deny an exemption from disclosure requirements to any instrumentality of the federal government engaging in any transaction: (1) that results in the United States owning, subscribing to, or otherwise having any interest in the stock or equity of any company, association, or corporation, except for any investments through pension funds; or (2) in which the instrumentality or its employees or agents execute authority with respect to the federal government's ownership interest in any such company, association, or corporation.

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Official text

Restoring Essential Safeguards for a Transparent, Open, and Reliable Executive under FOIA Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-3] · 20 cosponsors

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Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), Jim Jordan (R-OH), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Bill Huizenga (R-MI)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-3] reported raising $1.3 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr4232.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>

Record fed-us-cong112-hr4232 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112