Assuming the House of Representatives doesn't have to come back to pass any budget related matters, it is likely that the FOIA bill is dead for this congressional session. Newsweek has this on the bill.
Advocates of the bill have been saying it is unlikely that the bill can pass during the next Congress, but I'm not entirely sure of that -- past FOIA bills have had to come up in multiple congresses before passing.
Either way, the fact that the bill was very close and was tabled because of the influence of lobbyists that found a problem in the legislation that didn't even exist is frustrating not only for those who wanted the bill to pass but for those who want the American democratic process to be a shining light for the world - not an embarrasment.
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