"Week Ahead: 'Sunshine Week' Push For FOIA Reform"

"The Senate backers of legislation to strengthen the government's open records laws are hoping to pass their bill on the floor in the coming week.

The Judiciary Committee passed a bill to reform the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) early last year, but it has been blocked from getting unanimous approval because of a few Senate holdouts.

Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) told The Hill he is removing his year-long hold on the bill after Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), the lead sponsor, agreed to some changes to his bill. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) also had a short hold on the bill but it was removed days ago."

Mario Trujillo reports for The Hill March 14, 2016.