H.R.984 - State Secret Protection Act of 2009

To provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege. view all titles (2)

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  • Official: To provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege. as introduced.
  • Short: State Secret Protection Act of 2009 as introduced.

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03/07/11
H.R.984: To amend title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable ...

introduced a bill (HR 984) that would prevent the medical-loss ratio rules from reducing the commissions of insurance brokers and agents. The legislation, which would exclude brokers' fees from the calculations of insurers' administrative expenses.

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11/19/10
Rep. Nadler's Questions on State Secrets | Cape Cod Lawyers | Cape ...

Today, the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties held a hearing on: HR 984 the State.

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11/04/10
Doug Liman Talks "Fair Game" With ACLU - The blog dedicated to ...

Ask your members of Congress to co-sponsor the State Secrets Protection Act (H.R. 984)! Please note that by playing this clip You Tube and Google will place a long-term cookie on your computer. Please see You Tube's privacy statement on ...

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11/01/10
Rethinking the State Secrets Privilege | Sanford Journal of Public ...

The first is currently being evaluated by Congress; H.R. 984: State Secret Protection Act of 2009 would require all sensitive material to be presented to a court judge, to affirm whether public disclosure of the information would ...

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07/01/10
idle thoughts: Supreme Court and Maher Arar

Rather it should give strong support to The States Secret Protection Act of 2009[H.R. 984/ S417] which will allow for checks and balances in the use of the privilege. This law still languishes somewhere on the Congressional Calendar. ...

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06/13/10
Nadler Reacts to Release of Torture Memos on MSNBC's The Ed Show ...

Please pass HR 984 and lets proceed to show the world that no one is above the law, including the highest official in the land. The bush/cheney administration needs to be completely investigated and procecuted if there is evidence. ...

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03/11/10
DownWithTyranny!: A Case For Doug Tudor, Progressive Florida Democrat

"Congressman Nadler continues to show extraordinary political courage with his introduction of The State Secret Protection Act of 2009 (HR 984). He does so in a political climate where any questioning of the federal government, ...

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01/05/10
Prospective: Ten Key Evidence Issues For 2010 | Federal Evidence ...

On November 5, 2009, the House Judiciary Committee reported out the State Secret Protection Act (H.R. 984) on a 18 to 12 vote. See House Judiciary Committee Amends And Passes State Secret Protection Act (H.R. 984). ...

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12/13/09
WashingtonWatch.com Digest – December 14, 2009

HR 984 The State Secret Protection Act of 2009 Costs $0.02 per family. HR 3644 The Bay-Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) Regional Program and National Environmental Literacy Grant Program Act Costs $1.24 per family ...

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12/07/09
CBO Update

http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=10832; H.R. 984, State Secret Protection Act of 2009. Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on November 5, 2009 http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=10835 ...

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12/06/09
H.R. 984

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE. COST ESTIMATE. December 4, 2009. H.R. 984. State Secret Protection Act of 2009. As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on November 5, 2009. CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 984 would ...

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11/27/09
Two Battles Won: PATRIOT Reform AND State Secrets Reform Bills ...

Even better, the Committee kept going after it was finished with PATRIOT to consider Representative Nadler's State Secret Protection Act (HR 984), which would reform the state secrets privilege that the government has repeatedly used to ...

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11/14/09
House Committee Marks Up State Secrets Bill, Sends It to the Floor

The State Secrets Protection Act of 2009 (HR 984) was introduced by Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY). The purpose of the bill is to allow executive branch secrecy claims to be examined in a secure manner. The markup was the first time the ...

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11/12/09
House Judiciary Committee Amends And Passes H.R. 984 (State Secret ...

On November 5 the House Judiciary Committee held a markup session on the “State Secret Protection Act” (H.R. 984). Sponsored by Representative Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), chair of the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, ...

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11/09/09
House Committee Marks Up State Secrets Bill, Sends It to the Floor

The State Secrets Protection Act of 2009 (HR 984) was introduced by Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY). The purpose of the bill is to allow executive branch secrecy claims to be examined in a secure manner. The markup was the first time the ...

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11/09/09
Nov 10 call summary notes

Jim: during the hearings last week, Nadler made frequent reference ot the notion of restricting the gov's access unless they could really show relevance; Jim: he has another bill up that toucehs ont he same topic; HR984 - State Secret ...

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11/09/09
Key Takeaways from November 10 call

Nadler has introduced HR984 – State Secret Protection Act of 2009, which correlates to our work in terms of the opaqueness to how privacy and civil liberties issues are dealt with. Secrecy remains a major unifying concept here, ...

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11/09/09
Nov 10 call chat log - Get FISA Right

Jim Burrows: Should we be interested in bills slightly afield such as Nadler's "H.R.984 - State Secret Protection Act of 2009"? Tuesday November 10, 20094:44Jim Burrows. 4:44. HarryWaisbren: Jim: I have a qustion on things to pull in ...

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11/09/09
US House Poised to Vote on Grassroots Communication

Urge your representative to oppose HR 984 and any other “Grassroots Gag Order" legislation. Because of the gravity of the situation, we're asking that you send an e-mail, sign a petition and call your representative. ...

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11/09/09
Secrets Don't Make Friends

One such piece of legislation is HR 984: State Secret Protection Act of 2009. With a name like, 'State Secret Protection Act of 2009,' it has to be good! The legislation, sponsored by Rep. Jerry Nadler of New York, was approved by the ...

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11/08/09
Electronic Frontier Foundation « HomelessLand Security

Better still, the Committee kept going after it was finished with PATRIOT to consider Representative Nadler's State Secret Protection Act (HR 984), which would reform the state secrets privilege that the government has repeatedly used ...

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11/08/09
EFFector 22.32: PATRIOT Reform and State Secrets Reform Bills Pass ...

Better still, the Committee kept going after it was finished with PATRIOT to consider Representative Nadler's State Secret Protection Act (HR 984), which would reform the state secrets privilege that the government has repeatedly used ...

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11/08/09
Beat The Chip: PATRIOT/State Secrets Reform bill passes House

Even better, the Committee kept going after it was finished with PATRIOT to consider Representative Nadler's State Secret Protection Act (HR 984), which would reform the state secrets privilege that the government has repeatedly used to ...

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11/08/09
Legislation on state secrets, PATRIOT Act, and FISA moves forward

The House Judiciary Committee moved to allow the entire house to debate the State Secret Protection Act (HR 984), a reform bill to change the standards for use of the state secrets privilege, which that the government has long abused. ...

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11/08/09
EFFector 22.32: PATRIOT Reform and State Secrets Reform Bills Pass ...

Better still, the Committee kept going after it was finished with PATRIOT to consider Representative Nadler's State Secret Protection Act (HR 984), which would reform the state secrets privilege that the government has repeatedly used ...

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11/07/09
As Congress Considers State Secrets Reform, Obama Admin Tries to ...

The House Judiciary Committee will be taking the first step toward such reform when it begins to consider the State Secret Protection Act of 2009 (HR 984) this Wednesday. Filed under Big Brother's Shadow ...

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11/05/09
H.R.4061: Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2009 - U.S. Congress ...

HR 984 The State Secret Protection Act of 2009 Costs $0.02 per family ... Source: The WashingtonWatch.com Blog. Did you find this article useful? Your opinion counts - together, we're finding the very best news and blog coverage about ...

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11/05/09
we saw that...: emailer: rapides sex offender registry needs updating

House Judiciary Committe Mark UpCivil Liberties Legislation - Day Two - Members marked up a series of seminal civil liberties bills, including H.R. 984, the State Secret Protection Act, and H.R. 3845, the USA PATRIOT Amendments. ...

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11/05/09
Bush Wiretapping Is Unconstitutional Update-9

Additionally, legislation has been introduced (HR 984) to clarify and tighten up the state secrets privilege—legislation that may eventually impact the current litigation. A hearing on the government's motion is scheduled for December ...

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11/05/09
we saw that...: grambling state university tiger marching band in ...

House Judiciary Committe Mark UpCivil Liberties Legislation - Day Two - Members marked up a series of seminal civil liberties bills, including H.R. 984, the State Secret Protection Act, and H.R. 3845, the USA PATRIOT Amendments. ...

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