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5 U.S.C. 552b: Open meetings

Created in 1976 by Public Law 94-409. Changed by 1 later law. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

23 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 5 U.S.C. 552, 5 U.S.C. 1009, 6 U.S.C. 318, 15 U.S.C. 9048, 19 U.S.C. 2347.

45 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by United States Postal Service (4), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (3), National Credit Union Administration (2), Consumer Product Safety Commission (2).

How it got hereLaws that created or changed it, newest first

1995Federal Reports Elimination and Sunset Act of 1995

1976Pub. L. 94-409created it

5 U.S.C. 552bOpen meetings

(2)Whenever any person whose interests may be directly affected by a portion of a…

(3)Within one day of any vote taken pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2), the agency…

(4)Any agency, a majority of whose meetings may properly be closed to the public…

(a)For purposes of this section—

(b)Members shall not jointly conduct or dispose of agency business other than in…

(c)Except in a case where the agency finds that the public interest requires…

(d)(1) Action under subsection (c) shall be taken only when a majority of the…

(e)(1) In the case of each meeting, the agency shall make public announcement, at…

(f)(1) For every meeting closed pursuant to paragraphs (1) through (10) of…

(g)Each agency subject to the requirements of this section shall, within 180 days…

(h)(1) The district courts of the United States shall have jurisdiction to enforce…

(i)The court may assess against any party reasonable attorney fees and other…

(j)Each agency subject to the requirements of this section shall annually report…

(k)Nothing herein expands or limits the present rights of any person under section…

(l)This section does not constitute authority to withhold any information from…

(m)Nothing in this section authorizes any agency to withhold from any individual…

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No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

How it got here

1995

Pub. L. 104–66 amended subsec. (j) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (j) read as follows: "Each agency subject to the requirements of this section shall annually report to Congress regarding its compliance with such requirements, including a tabulation of the total number of agenc… (Federal Reports Elimination and Sunset Act of 1995) Law text · (j)

Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.