To provide for limited circumstances under which compliance with a subpoena issued in connection with certain civil actions in a court of the United States shall not be required.

Summary

Prohibits the head of an executive department from ordering an employee not to comply with a subpoena issued pursuant to a civil action in a U.S. court in connection with such person's employment unless the department head provides a written statement to the court certifying that: (1) the information sought may be reasonably obtained from another source; (2) the information is exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act; or (3) compliance by the employee would result in a waste of departmental resources.

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Timeline

1. 28 October 1997

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 28 October 1997

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 28 October 1997

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 4 February 1998

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property.

   Source: Committee

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• Introduced in House · 28 October 1997 · Official file

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 28 October 1997

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 28 October 1997

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 28 October 1997

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Sponsors

• Rep. Canady, Charles T. [R-FL-12] · R · Sponsor
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