S. 2035 - Free Flow of Information Act of 2007

Free Flow of Information Act of 2007

S. 2035 — 110^th Congress (2007–2008)

Summary

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. (by CRS)

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Title

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.

Other Titles

• Free Flow of Information Act of 2007
• Free Flow of Information Act of 2007

Sponsor

Arlen Specter

Co-Sponsors

• Amy Klobuchar
• Patrick Leahy
• Max Baucus
• Richard Lugar
• Barbara Boxer
• Lindsey Graham
• Ken Salazar
• Richard Durbin
• Charles Schumer
• Christopher Dodd
• Jim Webb
• Elizabeth Dole
• Hillary Clinton
• Joseph Lieberman
• Patty Murray
• Mary Landrieu
• Barack Obama
• Jon Tester
• Tim Johnson
• Frank Lautenberg

Subjects

• Law
• Authors and authorship
• Business
• Business records
• Civil liberties
• Communications
• Confidential communications
• Criminal investigation
• Criminal justice
• Criminal procedure
• Discovery (Law)
• Evidence (Law)
• Freedom of the press
• Humanities
• Informers
• Internet
• Journalism
• Journalistic ethics
• Press
• Prosecution
• Reporters and reporting
• Subpoena
• Technology
• Telecommunication
• Terrorism
• Witnesses

Related Bills

• H.R. 2102 (110^th) : Free Flow of Information Act of 2007
• H.R. 2102 (110^th) : Free Flow of Information Act of 2007

Major Actions

Introduced	9/10/2007
Referred to Committee

Bill History

• All Votes
• All Actions
• Amendments

	Chamber/Committee	Motion	Date	Result
select this vote	Senate	Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 2035	7/30/2008	This motion DID NOT PASS the Senate 51 voted YES 43 voted NO 6 voted present/not voting

	Action	Date	Description
	Introduced	9/10/2007
		9/10/2007	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11329-11330)
		9/10/2007	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
		9/27/2007	Committee on the Judiciary. Committee consideration and Mark Up Session held.
	Put on a legislative calendar	10/04/2007	Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
		10/22/2007	Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with amendments. Without written report.
	Put on a legislative calendar	10/22/2007	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 434.
		7/28/2008	Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate.
		7/28/2008	Motion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate.
		7/28/2008	Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S7554; text: CCR S7554)
		7/29/2008	Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate.
		7/30/2008	Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate.
		7/30/2008	Motion by Senator Reid to reconsider the vote by which cloture was not invoked on the motion to proceed to the measure (Record Vote Number 191) entered in Senate.
		7/30/2008	Motion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate.
select this vote	Vote	7/30/2008	Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 2035

	Number	Sponsor	Date Offered	Status