Presidential Records Act

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The Presidential Records Act (PRA) of 1978, 44 U.S.C. §§ 22012207, is an Act of Congress of the United States governing the official records of Presidents and Vice Presidents created or received after January 20, 1981, and mandating the preservation of all presidential records. The PRA changed the legal ownership of the official records of the President from private to public, and established a new statutory structure under which Presidents must manage their records.

Specifically, the Presidential Records Act:

Since its passage, presidents have used various methods to avoid complying with the Act, including holding meetings away from the White House and "using non-government email accounts with lobbyists".[1]

Proposed amendments

See also

References

  1. Carney, Timothy (2011-02-24) Obama Transparency Fail: Offsite meetings for the purpose of circumventing the Presidential Records Act, Washington Examiner

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