3.0.0 3501 2022-02-03T05:08:48Z 2022-02-03T05:08:48Z Senate S S 2008-09-16 110 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2008-09-25T19:32:18Z Markup by 2008-09-25T19:01:00Z Referred to 2008-09-16T21:57:26Z S. Rept. 110-528 2008-12-11 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate By Senator Leahy from Committee on the Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 110-528. Floor 2008-12-11 By Senator Leahy from Committee on the Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 110-528. Committee 14900 9 Library of Congress ssju00 Judiciary Committee 2008-09-25 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1083. Calendars 2008-09-25 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy without amendment. Without written report. Committee 2008-09-25 Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy without amendment. Without written report. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssju00 Judiciary Committee 2008-09-25 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. Committee 2008-09-16 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8861-8862) IntroReferral 2008-09-16 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8859-8861) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2008-09-16 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress F000061 Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] RUSSELL FEINGOLD D WI D. N F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2008-09-16 True 2008-10-01T04:00:00Z S. 3501, OLC Reporting Act of 2008 http://www.cbo.gov/publication/20353 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on September 25, 2008</p> 2008-10-01T04:00:00Z S. 3501, OLC Reporting Act of 2008 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20353 Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on September 25, 2008 Law Armed Forces and National Security Classified defense information Congress Congressional reporting requirements Congressional-executive relations Constitutional law Covert operations Department of Justice Government Operations and Politics Legislation Law 00 2008-09-16 Introduced in Senate 2008-12-12T20:35:01Z OLC Reporting Act of 2008 - Amends the federal judicial code to require the Attorney General to report to Congress on any instance in which the Attorney General or any officer of the Department of Justice issues an authoritative legal interpretation of any provision of a federal statute that: (1) concludes that the provision is unconstitutional or would be unconstitutional in a particular application; (2) relies for its conclusion on a determination that any other interpretation would raise constitutional concerns under article II of the Constitution or separation of powers principles; (3) relies for its conclusion on a legal presumption against applying the provision to the executive branch or any member thereof; or (4) concludes the provision has been superseded or deprived of effect by a subsequently enacted statute where there is no express statutory language stating an intent to do so.

Provides for the protection of privileged and classified information contained in a report by the Attorney General on the enforcement of laws.

]]> 80 2008-09-25 Reported to Senate without amendment 2008-12-22T19:10:31Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

OLC Reporting Act of 2008 - Amends the federal judicial code to require the Attorney General to report to Congress on any instance in which the Attorney General or any officer of the Department of Justice issues an authoritative legal interpretation of any provision of a federal statute that: (1) concludes that the provision is unconstitutional or would be unconstitutional in a particular application; (2) relies for its conclusion on a determination that any other interpretation would raise constitutional concerns under article II of the Constitution or separation of powers principles; (3) relies for its conclusion on a legal presumption against applying the provision to the executive branch or any member thereof; or (4) concludes the provision has been superseded or deprived of effect by a subsequently enacted statute where there is no express statutory language stating an intent to do so.

Provides for the protection of privileged and classified information contained in a report by the Attorney General on the enforcement of laws.

]]> OLC Reporting Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced OLC Reporting Act of 2008 Short Titles as Reported to Senate OLC Reporting Act of 2008 S Senate Display Title OLC Reporting Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced A bill to ensure that Congress is notified when the Department of Justice determines that the Executive Branch is not bound by a statute. Reported to Senate 2008-09-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s3501rs/xml/BILLS-110s3501rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2008-09-16T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s3501is/xml/BILLS-110s3501is.xml 2008-12-11 By Senator Leahy from Committee on the Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 110-528. 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.