As a body, Congress has exempted its office files from public records
requests — and in fact, almost no regulations govern their record-keeping.

Members of Congress need never open their files for examination — and if
they do, the amount of material they make available, and the timing of when
they do it, is entirely up to them. What’s more, when they do make their
files available, classified material regularly turns up in it. Most
congressional collections are boxes of paper, but as current members
retire, more and more will be “born digital” and can include emails sent to
and from a congressional office.

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