S.886 - Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2007 Sponsor: Jeff Bingaman / 110th Congress

Title
110th Congress - A bill 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. hidemore...
Summary
A bill 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. (by CRS)
Status
The bill has passed through committee and has been put on a legislative calendar.

This bill was referred to these committees:

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Jan 2001-Oct 2008 Senate / Jan 2003-Oct 2008 House

Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

Contributions received from interests who:

Legislatorsort iconPartyStateDid want this lawDid not want this law
Lieberman (Chairman) I(CT)$254,600(details…)
Collins (Ranking Member) R(ME)$93,016(details…)
AkakaD(HI)$510(details…)
CarperD(DE)$37,033(details…)
CoburnR(OK)$27,350(details…)
ColemanR(MN)$76,775(details…)
DomeniciR(NM)$10,000(details…)
LandrieuD(LA)$110,016(details…)
LevinD(MI)$67,835(details…)
McCaskillD(MO)$133,279(details…)
ObamaD(IL)$6,751,122(details…)
PryorD(AR)$77,750(details…)
StevensR(AK)$24,700(details…)
SununuR(NH)$47,000(details…)
TesterD(MT)$150,227(details…)
VoinovichR(OH)$33,300(details…)
WarnerR(VA)$5,800(details…)

Contribution data provided by the Center for Responsive Politics (OpenSecrets.org)

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Bush executive order overturned by Lechuan Zhou, Apr 3, 2008 (6:49am)

This Senate bill would override Executive Order #13233 signed by President Bush, which gives broad and sweeping authority to presidents and vice-presidents to withhold their records or delay their release.

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