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Freedom of Information Act

1967 US statute regarding access to information produced by the US government; gave individuals, including non-US citizens, rights to apply for looking into government files including those - with restrictions - of the US intelligence agencies
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Summary

Freedom of Information Act is an Act of Congress in the United States[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of act_of_congress_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,818 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Freedom of Information Act is in the country of United States[3].
  • Freedom of Information Act's instance of is recorded as Act of Congress in the United States[4].
  • Freedom of Information Act's instance of is recorded as freedom of information law[5].
  • Freedom of Information Act's instance of is recorded as legal authority[6].
  • Freedom of Information Act's legislated by is recorded as 89th United States Congress[7].
  • Freedom of Information Act began on July 4, 1966[8].
  • Freedom of Information Act's official website is recorded as https://www.foia.gov/[9].
  • Freedom of Information Act's official website is recorded as https://www.archives.gov/files/ogis/assets/foiaac-mtg-ppt-slides-rmsa-2020-03-05.pdf[10].
  • Freedom of Information Act's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Freedom of Information Act (United States)[11].
  • Freedom of Information Act's work available at URL is recorded as http://www.justice.gov/jmd/ls/legislative_histories/pl89-487/pl89-487.html[12].
  • Freedom of Information Act's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as United States[13].
  • Freedom of Information Act's short name is recorded as FOIA[14].
  • Freedom of Information Act's signatory is recorded as Lyndon B. Johnson[15].
  • Freedom of Information Act's has goal is recorded as freedom of information[16].
  • Freedom of Information Act's has goal is recorded as transparency[17].
  • Freedom of Information Act's has goal is recorded as good governance[18].
  • Freedom of Information Act's effective date is recorded as July 5, 1967[19].

Body

Identity

Freedom of Information Act's short name is recorded as FOIA[14].

Why It Matters

Freedom of Information Act ranks in the top 5% of act_of_congress_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,818 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

Related Entities

Freedom of Information (FOIA) Lyndon B. Johnson United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → freedom-of-information-act
    Start time → +1966-07-04T00:00:00Z
    Has goal → freedom of information, transparency, good governance
    Instance of → Act of Congress in the United States, freedom of information law, legal authority
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: freedom-of-information-act, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289928920|freedom of information act (#289928920)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/"
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