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S.3370: Safety Over Secrecy Act of 2016
About This Bill
- Introduced Sept. 21, 2016
- Latest Major Action Sept. 21, 2016
- See the one similar bills introduced in other congresses.
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Bill Summary
Safety Over Secrecy Act of 2016 This bill amends the federal judicial code to prohibit courts, except when balancing confidentiality interests against public awareness interests in response to a party's motion, from approving or ordering the enforcement of any provision of a settlement agreement in a civil suit if: (1) a pleading in the suit alleges facts relevant to protecting the public from a hazard to public safety or health; and (2) the...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
Date | Description |
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Sept. 21, 2016 |
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Sept. 21, 2016 |
Introduced in the Senate by Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) |