Free Flow of Information Act of 2007

A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media.

5/2/2007--Introduced.
Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 - Prohibits a federal entity (an entity or employee of the judicial or executive branch or an administrative agency) from compelling a covered person (a person engaged in journalism, including their supervisor, employer, parent, subsidiary, or affiliate) to testify or produce any document unless a court makes specified determinations by a preponderance of the evidence. Requires the content of compelled testimony or documents to be limited and narrowly tailored. Applies this Act to communications service providers with regard to testimony or any record, information, or other communication that relates to a business transaction between such providers and covered persons. Sets forth notice requirements. Permits a court to delay notice to a covered person upon determining that such notice would pose a substantial threat to the integrity of a criminal investigation.


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Sponsor

• Sen. Richard Lugar [R, IN]
• and 12 Co-Sponsors
  • Sen. Evan Bayh [D, IN]
  • Sen. Christopher Dodd [D, CT]
  • Pete Domenici
  • Sen. Lindsey Graham [R, SC]
  • Sen. Tim Johnson [D, SD]
  • Sen. Mary Landrieu [D, LA]
  • Sen. Patrick Leahy [D, VT]
  • Sen. Joseph Lieberman [I, CT]
  • Sen. Claire McCaskill [D, MO]
  • Barack Obama
  • Sen. Ken Salazar [D, CO]
  • Sen. Arlen Specter [D, PA]
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Committees

• Senate Judiciary

Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to S.1267

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Introduced		Voted on by Senate		Voted on by House		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
May 02, 2007

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• Sep 20, 2007: Committee on the Judiciary. Date of scheduled consideration. SD-226. 10:00 a.m.
• May 02, 2007: Introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5504-5505)
• Introduced on May 02, 2007.
• May 02, 2007: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5504-5505)
• May 02, 2007: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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Related Bills:

• H.R.2102

Related Issue Areas:

• Law
• Authors and authorship
• Business
• Business records
• 22 more
• Civil liberties
• Communications
• Confidential communications
• Criminal investigation
• Criminal justice
• Criminal procedure
• Discovery (Law)
• Evidence (Law)
• Freedom of the press
• Humanities
• Informers
• Journalism
• Journalistic ethics
• Newspapers
• Periodicals
• Press
• Prosecution
• Radio stations
• Subpoena
• Telecommunication
• Television stations
• Witnesses

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September 15, 2007 Chihak : Protection for watchdogs keeps gov't on leash

The Senate Judiciary Committee is considering similar legislation, S. 1267, and a compromise is in the works, S. 2035. The Senate committee is scheduled to ...

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October 15, 2008 Congressional COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES ...

S. 1267, ‘‘Congressional Award Act Amendments of 1995’’, was included in H.R. 3610 and enacted as P.L. 104–208. S. 1972, ‘‘Older Americans Indian Technical Amendments Act’’, was included in H.R. 3610 and enacted

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August 20, 2008 Docuticker » Blog Archive » CRS — Journalists’ Privilege: Overview ...

Three bills have also been introduced in the 110th Congress: S. 1267, S. 2035, and H.R. 2102. On October 16, 2007, the House passed H.R. 2102. This entry was posted on Wednesday, August 20th, 2008 at 2:52 am and is filed under ...

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July 17, 2008 Glossary of Bills and Laws - H.R. 2102: Free Flow of Information ...

This bill is identical to S. 1267: Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 introduced May 2, 2007 by Sen. Richard Lugar (R-IN). Similar Bills: S. 2035: Free Flow of Information Act of 2007; Introduced by Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA) (with 16 ...

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