3.0.0 5607 2019-11-15T21:37:50Z 2019-11-15T21:37:50Z House H HR 2008-03-13 110 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee Referred to 2008-07-25T23:37:18Z Referred to 2008-03-13T14:30:45Z 2008-07-25 hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. Committee 2008-03-13 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2008-03-13 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E392) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2008-03-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-03-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress N000002 Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-8] JERROLD NADLER D NY 8 N P000265 Rep. Petri, Thomas E. [R-WI-6] TOM PETRI R WI 6 2008-03-13 True C000714 Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] JOHN CONYERS D MI 14 2008-03-13 True D000210 Rep. Delahunt, William D. [D-MA-10] William Delahunt D MA D. 10 2008-03-13 True D000191 Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] PETER DEFAZIO D OR A. 4 2008-07-23 False D000399 Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-25] LLOYD DOGGETT D TX 25 2008-07-23 False H000324 Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-23] ALCEE HASTINGS D FL L. 23 2008-07-23 False B000657 Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9] RICK BOUCHER D VA 9 2008-07-29 False F000339 Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] BARNEY FRANK D MA 4 2008-08-01 False Law Appellate courts Armed Forces and National Security Civil actions and liability Civil procedure Classified defense information Evidence (Law) Government Operations and Politics Jurisdiction Official secrets Parties to actions Privileges and immunities Law 00 2008-03-13 Introduced in House 2008-04-10T21:21:16Z State Secret Protection Act of 2008 - Declares that in any civil action brought in federal or state court the government has a privilege to refuse to give evidence and to prevent any person from giving evidence only if the government shows that public disclosure of the evidence that the government seeks to protect would be reasonably likely to cause significant harm to the national defense or the diplomatic relations of the United States.

Requires the court to take steps, including in camera hearings and other proceedings, to protect sensitive information that comes before it.

Sets forth rules regarding the participation of counsel or the disclosure of information when it presents a risk of harm. Provides for court-ordered presentation of adequate or nonprivileged substitutes for privileged evidence.

Allows the government to: (1) assert the privilege in connection with any claim in a civil action to which it is a party; or (2) intervene in a civil action to which it is not a party in order to do so.

Provides that once the government has asserted the privilege, and before the court makes any determinations, the court shall: (1) undertake a preliminary review of the information in question; and (2) provide the government an opportunity to seek protective measures under this Act.

Establishes procedures and a standard for assessing the privilege claim.

Allows disclosure of an item of evidence to a nongovernmental party, or admission at trial, if the court determines that the privilege is not validly asserted. Prohibits such disclosure or admission if the privilege is determined valid.

Grants the courts of appeal jurisdiction of an appeal by any party from any interlocutory decision or order of a U.S. district court.

]]> State Secret Protection Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced State Secret Protection Act of 2008 Display Title State Secret Protection Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced To provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege. Introduced in House 2008-03-13T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr5607ih/xml/BILLS-110hr5607ih.xml 2008-07-25 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.