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HR 199 107th Congress House

Law Enforcement Officers Privacy Protection Act

Official title: To amend rule 26 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to provide for the confidentiality of a personnel record or personal information of a law enforcement officer.

Introduced: March 20, 2001 See on congress.gov
Law Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCivil procedureCorrectional personnelCrime and Law Enforcement
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Criminal justice personnelDiscovery (Law)Government Operations and PoliticsJudicial officersLabor and EmploymentLaw enforcement officersPersonnel recordsPoliceProbation officersRight of privacy
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This bill died when the 107th Congress ended
It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 12, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
Jan 3, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 3, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 12, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Law Enforcement Officers Privacy Protection Act - Amends rule 26 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to authorize: (1) a party to obtain discovery of law enforcement personnel records otherwise discoverable only upon a showing that there exists a reasonable basis, supported by facts, for contending that the records sought are necessary and material to an issue involved in the pending action; and (2) the court, in its discretion and after in camera review of such records, to order discovery of such records when the required showing has been made, subject to a protection order.

Prohibits a party from obtaining discovery of any matter by reason of its relevance with respect to, or its use in leading to the discovery of admissible evidence as to, the existence of the reasonable basis.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 1 Republican 1
Burr, Richard
· Apr 26, 2001
NETHERCUTT, GEORGE
· Mar 29, 2001
OSE, DOUG
· Mar 29, 2001
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Mar 29, 2001
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Mar 20, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 199: Law Enforcement Officers Privacy Protection Act. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-199/
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H.R. 199, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-199/.
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