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S. 417 - State Secrets Protection Act

Law. 111th Congress (2009-2010) View bill details
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Summary:
A bill to enact a safe, fair, and responsible state secrets privilege Act. (by CRS) 
Status:
The bill has been introduced. 
There have been no votes on this bill.

State Secrets Protection Act

S. 417 — 111th Congress (2009–2010)

Summary
A bill to enact a safe, fair, and responsible state secrets privilege Act. (by CRS)
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Title
A bill to enact a safe, fair, and responsible state secrets privilege Act.
Other Titles
  • State Secrets Protection Act
Sponsor
Patrick Leahy
Co-Sponsors
Subjects
  • Law
  • Civil actions and liability
  • Congressional oversight
  • Evidence and witnesses
  • Government information and archives
  • Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
  • Lawyers and legal services
Related Bills
    Major Actions
    Introduced2/11/2009
    Referred to Committee
    Bill History

    There have been no votes on this bill.

    ActionDateDescription
    Introduced2/11/2009
    2/11/2009Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2155)
    2/11/2009Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
    NumberSponsorDate OfferedStatus
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    Contributions

    1. January - February 2005 For $72,674 Against $0
    2. March - April 2005 For $286,531 Against $0
    3. May - June 2005 For $404,629 Against $0
    4. July - August 2005 For $189,719 Against $0
    5. September - October 2005 For $306,505 Against $0
    6. November - December 2005 For $309,781 Against $0
    7. January - February 2006 For $179,562 Against $0
    8. March - April 2006 For $470,123 Against $0
    9. May - June 2006 For $489,729 Against $0
    10. July - August 2006 For $436,705 Against $0
    11. September - October 2006 For $1,631,555 Against $0
    12. November - December 2006 For $267,777 Against $0
    13. January - February 2007 For $112,775 Against $0
    14. March - April 2007 For $364,600 Against $0
    15. May - June 2007 For $429,949 Against $0
    16. July - August 2007 For $108,436 Against $0
    17. September - October 2007 For $849,787 Against $0
    18. November - December 2007 For $659,493 Against $0
    19. January - February 2008 For $294,865 Against $0
    20. March - April 2008 For $750,794 Against $0
    21. May - June 2008 For $1,055,877 Against $0
    22. July - August 2008 For $584,894 Against $0
    23. September - October 2008 For $2,185,702 Against $0
    24. November - December 2008 For $173,127 Against $0
    25. January - February 2009 For $61,150 Against $0
    26. March - April 2009 For $129,750 Against $0
    27. May - June 2009 For $135,510 Against $0
    28. July - August 2009 For $39,453 Against $0
    29. September - October 2009 For $128,027 Against $0
    30. November - December 2009 For $110,200 Against $0
    31. January - February 2010 For $58,180 Against $0
    32. March - April 2010 For $164,075 Against $0
    33. May - June 2010 For $209,812 Against $0
    34. July - August 2010 For $128,775 Against $0
    35. September - October 2010 For $611,386 Against $0
    36. November - December 2010 For $51,428 Against $0

    Votes

      3 Organizations Supported and 0 Opposed; See Which Ones
      3 Organizations Supported and 0 Opposed; See Which Ones

      Organizations that took a position on
      State Secrets Protection Act

      3 organizations supported this bill

      Change.org
      Haggard, Alan (n.d.). Support the State Secrets Protection Act to Allow Court Review of Domestic Spying Cases. Retrieved April 27, 2009, from Criminal Justice.
      Progressive Democrats of America
      Progressive Democrats of America (n.d.). Pass the State Secrets Protection Act. Retrieved April 27, 2009, from .
      The Constitution Project
      The Constitution Project (2009, February 11). The Legislation Should Be Quickly Enacted To Protect Actual National Security Secrets and Respect the Right to Have Courts Decide Disputes . Retrieved April 27, 2009, from .

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      Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 111th U.S. Congress, from Democratic/Liberal interest groups, January 1, 2005 – December 31, 2010.
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      Contributions by Legislator

      Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
      That Supported      		$ From Interest Groups
      That Opposed
      Daniel K. AkakaDHI$17,400$0
      Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$200$0
      John BarrassoRWY$0$0
      Max BaucusDMT$151,600$0
      Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$6,902$0
      Mark BegichDAK$290,640$0
      Michael BennetDCO$204,281$0
      Bob BennettRUT$0$0
      Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$47,000$0
      Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$0$0
      Barbara BoxerDCA$709,051$0
      Sherrod BrownDOH$293,174$0
      Sam BrownbackRKS$0$0
      Jim BunningRKY$0$0
      Richard BurrRNC$0$0
      Roland BurrisDIL$0$0
      Robert ByrdDWV$201,975$0
      Maria CantwellDWA$106,302$0
      Ben CardinDMD$120,608$0
      Tom CarperDDE$77,400$0
      Bob CaseyDPA$403,731$0
      Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$0$0
      Tom CoburnROK$0$0
      William Thad CochranRMS$0$0
      Susan CollinsRME$0$0
      Gaylord Kent ConradDND$90,850$0
      Bob CorkerRTN$0$0
      John CornynRTX$0$0
      Mike CrapoRID$0$0
      Jim DeMintRSC$0$0
      Chris DoddDCT$28,700$0
      Byron DorganDND$2,100$0
      Dick DurbinDIL$228,950$0
      John EnsignRNV$0$0
      Mike EnziRWY$0$0
      Russ FeingoldDWI$343,562$0
      Dianne FeinsteinDCA$177,835$0
      Kirsten GillibrandDNY$424,451$0
      Lindsey GrahamRSC$0$0
      Chuck GrassleyRIA$0$0
      Judd GreggRNH$0$0
      Kay HaganDNC$1,803,028$0
      Tom HarkinDIA$88,850$0
      Orrin HatchRUT$0$0
      Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$0$0
      Jim InhofeROK$0$0
      Dan InouyeDHI$1,000$0
      Johnny IsaksonRGA$0$0
      Mike JohannsRNE$0$0
      Tim JohnsonDSD$285,569$0
      Ted KaufmanDDE$0$0
      Ted KennedyDMA$220,514$0
      John KerryDMA$311,160$0
      Amy KlobucharDMN$169,731$0
      Herb KohlDWI$7,228$0
      Jon KylRAZ$0$0
      Mary LandrieuDLA$186,566$0
      Frank LautenbergDNJ$348,475$0
      Patrick LeahyDVT$80,325$0
      Carl LevinDMI$198,547$0
      Joe LiebermanICT$177,456$0
      Blanche LincolnDAR$51,966$0
      Dick LugarRIN$0$0
      Mel MartinezRFL$0$0
      John McCainRAZ$0$0
      Claire McCaskillDMO$322,048$0
      Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$0$0
      Bob MenéndezDNJ$203,000$0
      Jeff MerkleyDOR$480,706$0
      Barbara MikulskiDMD$2,800$0
      Lisa MurkowskiRAK$0$0
      Patty MurrayDWA$177,723$0
      Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$75,800$0
      Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$350,576$0
      Mark PryorDAR$45,600$0
      John "Jack" ReedDRI$51,150$0
      Harry ReidDNV$181,170$0
      Jim RischRID$0$0
      Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$0$0
      John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$53,200$0
      Bernie SandersIVT$388,311$0
      Chuck SchumerDNY$73,600$0
      Jeff SessionsRAL$0$0
      Jeanne ShaheenDNH$502,362$0
      Richard ShelbyRAL$0$0
      Olympia SnoweRME$100$0
      Arlen SpecterDPA$18,550$0
      Debbie StabenowDMI$203,431$0
      Jon TesterDMT$371,980$0
      John ThuneRSD$0$0
      Mark UdallDCO$530,266$0
      Tom UdallDNM$463,682$0
      David VitterRLA$0$0
      George VoinovichROH$0$0
      Mark WarnerDVA$1,228,851$0
      Jim WebbDVA$653,266$0
      Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$196,436$0
      Roger WickerRMS$0$0
      Ron WydenDOR$11,600$0

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      		NamePartyState$ From Interest Groups
      That Supported      		$ From Interest Groups
      That Opposed
      		Daniel K. AkakaDHI$17,400$0
      		Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$200$0
      		John BarrassoRWY$0$0
      		Max BaucusDMT$151,600$0
      		Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$6,902$0
      		Mark BegichDAK$290,640$0
      		Michael BennetDCO$204,281$0
      		Bob BennettRUT$0$0
      		Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$47,000$0
      		Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$0$0
      		Barbara BoxerDCA$709,051$0
      		Sherrod BrownDOH$293,174$0
      		Sam BrownbackRKS$0$0
      		Jim BunningRKY$0$0
      		Richard BurrRNC$0$0
      		Roland BurrisDIL$0$0
      		Robert ByrdDWV$201,975$0
      		Maria CantwellDWA$106,302$0
      		Ben CardinDMD$120,608$0
      		Tom CarperDDE$77,400$0
      		Bob CaseyDPA$403,731$0
      		Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$0$0
      		Tom CoburnROK$0$0
      		William Thad CochranRMS$0$0
      		Susan CollinsRME$0$0
      		Gaylord Kent ConradDND$90,850$0
      		Bob CorkerRTN$0$0
      		John CornynRTX$0$0
      		Mike CrapoRID$0$0
      		Jim DeMintRSC$0$0
      		Chris DoddDCT$28,700$0
      		Byron DorganDND$2,100$0
      		Dick DurbinDIL$228,950$0
      		John EnsignRNV$0$0
      		Mike EnziRWY$0$0
      		Russ FeingoldDWI$343,562$0
      		Dianne FeinsteinDCA$177,835$0
      		Kirsten GillibrandDNY$424,451$0
      		Lindsey GrahamRSC$0$0
      		Chuck GrassleyRIA$0$0
      		Judd GreggRNH$0$0
      		Kay HaganDNC$1,803,028$0
      		Tom HarkinDIA$88,850$0
      		Orrin HatchRUT$0$0
      		Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$0$0
      		Jim InhofeROK$0$0
      		Dan InouyeDHI$1,000$0
      		Johnny IsaksonRGA$0$0
      		Mike JohannsRNE$0$0
      		Tim JohnsonDSD$285,569$0
      		Ted KaufmanDDE$0$0
      		Ted KennedyDMA$220,514$0
      		John KerryDMA$311,160$0
      		Amy KlobucharDMN$169,731$0
      		Herb KohlDWI$7,228$0
      		Jon KylRAZ$0$0
      		Mary LandrieuDLA$186,566$0
      		Frank LautenbergDNJ$348,475$0
      		Patrick LeahyDVT$80,325$0
      		Carl LevinDMI$198,547$0
      		Joe LiebermanICT$177,456$0
      		Blanche LincolnDAR$51,966$0
      		Dick LugarRIN$0$0
      		Mel MartinezRFL$0$0
      		John McCainRAZ$0$0
      		Claire McCaskillDMO$322,048$0
      		Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$0$0
      		Bob MenéndezDNJ$203,000$0
      		Jeff MerkleyDOR$480,706$0
      		Barbara MikulskiDMD$2,800$0
      		Lisa MurkowskiRAK$0$0
      		Patty MurrayDWA$177,723$0
      		Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$75,800$0
      		Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$350,576$0
      		Mark PryorDAR$45,600$0
      		John "Jack" ReedDRI$51,150$0
      		Harry ReidDNV$181,170$0
      		Jim RischRID$0$0
      		Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$0$0
      		John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$53,200$0
      		Bernie SandersIVT$388,311$0
      		Chuck SchumerDNY$73,600$0
      		Jeff SessionsRAL$0$0
      		Jeanne ShaheenDNH$502,362$0
      		Richard ShelbyRAL$0$0
      		Olympia SnoweRME$100$0
      		Arlen SpecterDPA$18,550$0
      		Debbie StabenowDMI$203,431$0
      		Jon TesterDMT$371,980$0
      		John ThuneRSD$0$0
      		Mark UdallDCO$530,266$0
      		Tom UdallDNM$463,682$0
      		David VitterRLA$0$0
      		George VoinovichROH$0$0
      		Mark WarnerDVA$1,228,851$0
      		Jim WebbDVA$653,266$0
      		Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$196,436$0
      		Roger WickerRMS$0$0
      		Ron WydenDOR$11,600$0

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