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.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
110th Congress (2007–2009)
This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress but was killed due to a failed vote for cloture, under a fast-track vote called "suspension", or while resolving differences on July 30, 2008.
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).
20 Cosponsors (16 Democrats, 3 Republicans, 1 Independent)
History
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Sep 10, 2007
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Introduced
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Oct 4, 2007
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Ordered Reported
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Oct 16, 2007
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Companion Bill —
Passed House (Senate next)
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 2102 (110th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 2035 (110th). |
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Jul 30, 2008
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Failed Cloture in the Senate
The Senate must often vote to end debate before voting on a bill, called a cloture vote. The vote on cloture failed. This is often considered a filibuster. The Senate may try again. |
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Dec 10, 2009
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Reintroduced Bill —
Ordered Reported
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 448 (111th). |
S. 2035 (110th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 2035. This is the one from the 110th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 110th Congress, which met from Jan 4, 2007 to Jan 3, 2009. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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