HR 199 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Law Enforcement Officers Privacy Protection Act

Introduced Jan 3, 2001 Originated House Sponsor John E. Sweeney R-NY

Latest action · Feb 12, 2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

IntroducedJan 3, 2001
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Law Enforcement Officers Privacy Protection Act - Amends rule 26 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to authorize: (1) a party to obtain discovery of law enforcement personnel records otherwise discoverable only upon a showing that there exists a reasonable basis, supported by facts, for contending that the records sought are necessary and material to an issue involved in the pending action; and (2) the court, in its discretion and after in camera review of such records, to order discovery of such records when the required showing has been made, subject to a protection order.

Prohibits a party from obtaining discovery of any matter by reason of its relevance with respect to, or its use in leading to the discovery of admissible evidence as to, the existence of the reasonable basis.

Cosponsors 28

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 20, 2001 to May 16, 2002.

Seat	Cosponsor	Signed on
R-NC	Howard Coble	Mar 20, 2001
R-TX	Pete Sessions	Mar 20, 2001
R-NY	Sue W. Kelly	Mar 20, 2001
D-MI	Dale E. Kildee	Mar 21, 2001
R-AZ	J. D. Hayworth	Mar 21, 2001
D-NY	Michael R. McNulty	Mar 21, 2001
R-NY	Peter T. King	Mar 21, 2001
R-CO	Bob Schaffer	Mar 22, 2001
R-NY	John M. McHugh	Mar 28, 2001
R-WI	Mark Green	Mar 28, 2001
R-PA	Melissa A. Hart	Mar 28, 2001
R-LA	Richard H. Baker	Mar 28, 2001
R-MD	Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.	Mar 28, 2001
R-CO	Thomas G. Tancredo	Mar 28, 2001
R-NY	Benjamin A. Gilman	Mar 29, 2001

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Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Judiciary Committee	Referred Jan 3, 2001
	Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet Subcommittee	Referred Feb 12, 2001

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

Feb 12, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
Jan 3, 2001Introduced in House
Jan 3, 2001Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To amend rule 26 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to provide for the confidentiality of a personnel record or personal information of a law enforcement officer.
Short Titles as Introduced: Law Enforcement Officers Privacy Protection Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Law.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Jan 3, 2001Introduced in House

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