<Table> Freedom of Information Act <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Long title </Th> <Td> An Act to amend section 3 of the Administrative Procedure Act, chapter 324, of the Act of June 11, 1946 (60 Stat. 238), to clarify and protect the right of the public to information, and for other purposes . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Acronyms (colloquial) </Th> <Td> FOIA </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Nicknames </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Public Information Act of 1966 </Li> <Li> Public Information Availability </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Enacted by </Th> <Td> the 89th United States Congress </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Effective </Th> <Td> July 5, 1967 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Citations </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Public law </Th> <Td> 89 - 487 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Statutes at Large </Th> <Td> 80 Stat. 250 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Codification </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Acts amended </Th> <Td> Administrative Procedure Act </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Titles amended </Th> <Td> 5 U.S.C.: Government Organization and Employees </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> U.S.C. sections created </Th> <Td> 5 U.S.C. ch. 5, subch. II § 552 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Legislative history </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> Introduced in the Senate as S. 1160 by Edward Long (D--MO) on October 4, 1965 </Li> <Li> Committee consideration by Committee on the Judiciary and Committee on Government Operations </Li> <Li> Passed the Senate on October 13, 1965 (passed) </Li> <Li> Passed the House on June 20, 1966 (306--0) </Li> <Li> Signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson on July 4, 1966 </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Major amendments </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> Privacy Act of 1974, PL 93--579, 88 Stat 1896 </Li> <Li> Government in the Sunshine Act, PL 94--409, 90 Stat 1241 </Li> <Li> Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986, PL 99--570, 100 Stat 3207 </Li> <Li> Electronic Freedom of Information Act of 1996 </Li> <Li> The Intelligence Authorization Act of 2002, PL 107 - 306, 116 Stat 2383 </Li> <Li> OPEN Government Act of 2007, PL 110 - 175, 121 Stat 2524 </Li> <Li> Wall Street Reform Act of 2010 </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> United States Supreme Court cases </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Department of Justice v. Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press Department of Justice v. Landano Scott Armstrong v. Executive Office of the President </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Long title </Th> <Td> An Act to amend section 3 of the Administrative Procedure Act, chapter 324, of the Act of June 11, 1946 (60 Stat. 238), to clarify and protect the right of the public to information, and for other purposes . </Td> </Tr>

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