To amend chapter 22 of title 44, United States Code, popularly known as the Presidential Records Act, to establish procedures for the consideration of claims of constitutionally based privilege against disclosure of Presidential records.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
107th Congress (2001–2002)
This bill was introduced on October 9, 2002, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.
Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).
44 Cosponsors (37 Democrats, 6 Republicans, 1 Independent)
History
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Apr 11, 2002
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Introduced
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Oct 9, 2002
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Ordered Reported
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H.R. 4187 (107th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
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This bill was introduced in the 107th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2001 to Nov 22, 2002. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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