3.0.0 1845 2023-01-11T20:41:30Z 2023-01-11T20:41:30Z Senate S S 2007-07-23 110 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2007-10-23T19:37:48Z Markup by 2007-09-20T16:44:44Z Referred to 2007-07-23T16:03:28Z S. Rept. 110-203 Security from Political Interference in Justice Act of 2007 110 3848 HR 2007-10-16 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 2007-10-23 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 438. Calendars 2007-10-23 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 110-203. Minority views filed. Committee 2007-10-23 Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 110-203. Minority views filed. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssju00 Judiciary Committee 2007-09-20 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Committee 2007-07-25 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9866-9867) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-07-23 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2007-07-23 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI N L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2007-07-23 True C001056 Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] John Cornyn R TX 2007-09-20 False 2007-09-27T04:00:00Z S. 1845, Security from Political Interference in Justice Act of 2007 http://www.cbo.gov/publication/19175 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on September 20, 2007</p> 2007-09-27T04:00:00Z S. 1845, Security from Political Interference in Justice Act of 2007 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/19175 Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on September 20, 2007 Law Attorneys general Cabinet officers Civil actions and liability Congress Congressional reporting requirements Congressional-executive relations Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal investigation Department of Justice Executive Office of the President Federal employees Federal officials Government Operations and Politics Government ethics Presidential aides Vice Presidents Law 00 2007-07-23 Introduced in Senate 2007-08-31T20:13:12Z Authorizes the President and the Attorney General to designate certain officers or employees in their respective agencies as covered officers for purposes of making a covered communication. Defines "covered communication" to include any communication relating to an ongoing civil or criminal Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation and to exclude any communication relating to policy, appointments, legislation, budgets, public relations, programmatic matters, intergovernmental relations, administrative or personnel matters, or requests for legal advice.

Requires the President and the Attorney General, after designating a covered officer, to notify the House and Senate Committees on the Judiciary of that designation within three days, with an explanation of the necessity of that designation.

Allows only covered White House and DOJ officers to make covered communications.

]]> 01 2007-10-23 Reported to Senate with amendment(s) 2007-10-29T19:24:53Z Security from Political Interference in Justice Act of 2007 - Defines "covered communication" as any communication relating to an ongoing Department of Justice (DOJ) civil or criminal investigation (regardless of whether a civil or criminal indictment or information has been filed). Excludes from such definition any communication relating to policy appointments, legislation, rulemaking, budgets, public relations, programmatic matters, intergovernmental relations, administrative or personnel matters, appellate litigation, or requests for legal advice.

Defines "covered Department of Justice officer" as the Attorney General, the Deputy Attorney General, and the Associate Attorney General. Defines "covered White House officer" as the President, the Vice-President, the Counsel to the President, and the Counselor to the President.

Requires the Attorney General to submit semi-annual reports to the Judiciary Committees of Congress listing the name and title of each DOJ officer or employee who made a covered communication with any officer or employee of the Executive Office of the President in the previous six-month period. Requires the Counsel to the President to make the same semi-annual reports listing the name and title of each officer or employee of the Executive Office of the President who made a covered communication with any DOJ officer or employee. Allows the exclusion of covered DOJ and White House officers from such reports.

]]> Security from Political Interference in Justice Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide for limitations in certain communications between the Department of Justice and the White House Office relating to civil and criminal investigations, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title Security from Political Interference in Justice Act of 2007 Short Titles as Reported to Senate Security from Political Interference in Justice Act of 2007 S Senate Reported to Senate 2007-10-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s1845rs/xml/BILLS-110s1845rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2007-07-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s1845is/xml/BILLS-110s1845is.xml 2007-10-23 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 438. 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.