Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index A sunshine law is a law aimed at opening up government procedures to inspection by the public, metaphorically letting the sun shine on the procedures. Related Legislation In the United States a number of sunshine laws have been passed. These include: 1946 - Administrative Procedure Act PL 79-404 1958 - Freedom of Information Act PL 85-619 1966 - Freedom of Information Act PL 89-487 1972 - Federal Advisory Committee Act PL 92-463 1974 - Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act PL 93-344 1974 - Freedom of Information Act Amendments PL 93-502 1976 - Government in the Sunshine Act PL 94-409 1978 - Inspector General Act PL 95-452 1978 - Ethics in Government Act PL 95-521 1978 - Presidential Records Act PL 95-591 This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.