There Is Growing Congressional Interest in PRA Exemptions

Bills introduced in Congress with a PRA exemption has risen in recent years, from less than 20 per Congress from 2013 to 2018, to over 60 each Congress from 2019 to 2024. 2025 indicates a continuation of this trend.
Data generated using Quorum to identify bills that mentioned the Paperwork Reduction Act or Subchapter I of Chapter 35 of Title 44 of the U.S. Code. All identified bills were individually reviewed in order to exclude any bill that did not include a PRA exemption. *Data for the 119th Congress was current as of July 31, 2025.
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