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H.R.5956: State Secrets Protection Act
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 112th Congress
- This bill is primarily about law
- Introduced June 18, 2012
- Latest Major Action June 28, 2012
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
6 (5 Democrats, 1 Republican)
Bill Summary
State Secrets Protection Act - Amends the Federal Rules of Evidence to declare that, in any civil action brought in federal or state court, the government has a privilege to refuse to give information and to prevent any person from giving information only if the government shows that public disclosure of the information that the government seeks to protect would be reasonably likely to cause significant harm to the national defense or the...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law.
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| June 18, 2012 |
Introduced in the House by Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) |