3.0.0 4361 2023-01-11T13:26:41Z 2023-01-11T13:26:41Z House H HR 2014-04-01 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. NADLER:H.R. 4361.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clauses 9 and 18 of section 8 of article I and section 1 ofarticle III of the Constitution.[Page H2802]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee Referred to 2014-04-16T20:48:19Z Referred to 2014-04-01T16:02:20Z Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2014 113 2364 S 2014-05-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 2014-04-16 hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. Committee 2014-04-01 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2014-04-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2014-04-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress N000002 Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10] JERROLD NADLER D NY 10 N D000610 Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-21] Theodore Deutch D FL E. 21 2014-04-01 True C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2014-04-10 False D000191 Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] PETER DEFAZIO D OR A. 4 2014-05-20 False S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2014-06-09 False P000597 Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] Chellie Pingree D ME 1 2014-06-20 False B001259 Rep. Braley, Bruce L. [D-IA-1] Bruce Braley D IA L. 1 2014-07-10 False N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2014-07-17 False S001175 Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] Jackie Speier D CA 14 2014-12-02 False Law Civil actions and liability Evidence and witnesses Freedom of information Government information and archives Health information and medical records Right of privacy Law 00 2014-04-01 Introduced in House 2014-05-02T19:38:33Z Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2014 - Amends the federal judicial code to prohibit a court, in any civil action in which the pleadings state facts relevant to the protection of public health or safety, from entering an order restricting the disclosure of information obtained through discovery, approving a settlement agreement that would restrict such disclosure, or restricting access to court records, unless in connection with such order the court has first made independent findings of fact that: (1) the order would not restrict the disclosure of information relevant to the protection of public health or safety; or (2) the public interest in the disclosure of past, present, or potential health or safety hazards is outweighed by a specific and substantial interest in maintaining the confidentiality of the information, and the requested protective order is no broader than necessary to protect the confidentiality interest asserted.

Prohibits a court from: (1) enforcing any provision of an agreement between or among parties to the civil action, or an order entered under this Act, that restricts a party from disclosing information to any federal or state agency with authority to enforce laws regulating an activity relating to such information; or (2) enforcing any provision of a settlement agreement between or among parties to such civil action that prohibits a party from disclosing that a settlement was reached or the terms of the settlement (excluding any money paid) that involve matters relevant to the protection of public health or safety, or from discussing matters relevant to the protection of public health or safety involved in such civil action. Excepts from this enforcement prohibition (thus allowing enforcement of) a settlement agreement provision about which the court finds that the public interest in the disclosure of past, present, or potential public health or safety hazards is outweighed by a specific and substantial interest in maintaining the confidentiality of the information in question, and the requested protective order is no broader than necessary to protect the confidentiality interest asserted.

Creates a rebuttable presumption that the interest in protecting personally identifiable information of an individual outweighs the public interest in disclosure.

Declares that nothing in this Act shall be construed to permit, require, or authorize the disclosure of classified information, as defined under the Classified Information Procedures Act.

]]> Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2014 Display Title Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2014 Official Title as Introduced To amend chapter 111 of title 28, United States Code, relating to protective orders, sealing of cases, disclosures of discovery information in civil actions, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2014 Introduced in House 2014-04-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr4361ih/xml/BILLS-113hr4361ih.xml 2014-04-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. 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.