Security from Political Interference in Justice Act of 2007

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.

10/23/2007--Reported to Senate amended. 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.

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Sponsor

• Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D, RI]
• and 2 Co-Sponsors
  • Sen. John Cornyn [R, TX]
  • Sen. Patrick Leahy [D, VT]
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Committees

• Senate Judiciary

Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to S.1845

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Introduced		Voted on by Senate		Voted on by House		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
July 23, 2007

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• Added to calendar on Oct 23, 2007: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 438..
• Oct 23, 2007: 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.
• Sep 20, 2007: Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
• Sep 20, 2007: Committee on the Judiciary. Date of scheduled consideration. SD-226. 10:00 a.m.
• Sep 06, 2007: Committee on the Judiciary. Date of scheduled consideration. SD-226. 10:00 a.m.
• Aug 02, 2007: Committee on the Judiciary. Date of scheduled consideration. SD-226. 2:00 p.m.
• Jul 25, 2007: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9866-9867)
• Jul 23, 2007: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
• Introduced on Jul 23, 2007.

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Related Bills:

• H.R.3848

Related Issue Areas:

• Law
• Actions and defenses
• Attorneys general
• Cabinet officers
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• Congress
• Congressional reporting requirements
• Congressional-executive relations
• Criminal investigation
• Criminal justice
• Department of Justice
• Executive Office of the President
• Executive departments
• Federal employees
• Federal officials
• Government employees
• Government ethics
• Politics and government
• Presidential aides
• Presidents
• Vice Presidents

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September 21, 2007 Panel votes to limit Justice-White House communications

The legislation (S. 1845) cleared the panel for the Senate floor on a 14-2 roll call. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, DR.I., said some 800 people in the executive ...

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October 26, 2007 Löschungspflichten von Online-Archiven?

BGH, NJW 1966, S. 2353, in NJW 1967, S. 1845 ff., 1846) und ein Eindringen oder einen Einblick durch andere auszuschließen (BVerfG, Urt. v. 5. 6. 1973, BVerfGE 35, S. 202 ff., 233 ff. - Lebach l, mwN). ...

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September 27, 2007 S. 1845, Security from Political Interference in Justice Act of 2007

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July 30, 2007 This Week’s Senate Committee Schedule

And given that the role of the Justice Department has morphed into it representing the White House and not the American people, the committee will also look at S. 1845, by Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), which will “provide for limitations ...

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