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HR 3013 110th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Attorney-client privilege Civil actions and liability Criminal investigation Evidence (Law) Federal employees Government Operations and Politics Government attorneys Indictments Law Legal fees Public prosecutors

Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Act of 2007

Introduced: July 12, 2007 Introduced by: Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" Democratic · Virginia See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 16 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 14, 2007
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 13, 2007
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Nov 13, 2007
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H13562-13563)
Nov 13, 2007
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H13562-13563)
Nov 13, 2007
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3013.
Nov 13, 2007
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H13562-13564)
Nov 13, 2007
Mr. Scott (VA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Nov 13, 2007
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 276.
Nov 13, 2007
Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 110-445.
Aug 1, 2007
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Aug 1, 2007
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 24, 2007
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
Jul 24, 2007
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 20, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jul 12, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 12, 2007
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit any U.S. agent or attorney, in any federal investigation or criminal or civil enforcement matter, from demanding, requesting, or conditioning treatment ("giving cooperation credit") on the disclosure by an organization (or affiliated person) of any communication protected by the attorney-client privilege or any attorney work product.

Prohibits a U.S. agent or attorney from conditioning a civil or criminal charging decision relating to an organization (or affiliated person) on one or more specified actions, or from using one or more such actions as a factor in determining whether an organization or affiliated person is cooperating with the government.

Numbers among the actions a U.S. agent or attorney may not use as a charging decision condition or a cooperation-determining factor: (1) any valid assertion of the attorney-client privilege or privilege for attorney work product; (2) the provision of counsel to, or contribution to the legal defense fees or expenses of, an employee of the organization; (3) entry into a joint-defense, information-sharing, or common-interest agreement with an employee of the organization if the organization determines it has a common interest in defending against the investigation or enforcement matter; (4) the sharing of relevant information with an employee; or (5) a failure to terminate an employee's employment, or otherwise sanction an employee, because of the employee's decision to exercise his or her constitutional rights or other legal protections in response to a government request.

Prohibits a U.S. agent or attorney from demanding or requesting that an organization or an affiliated person not take any such action.

Declares that this Act does not affect any other federal statute that may authorize, in the course of an examination or inspection, a U.S. agent or attorney to require or compel the production of attorney-client privileged material or attorney work product.

Declares that the prohibition against conditioning a charging decision does not apply to charging an organization (or affiliated person) for certain conduct under a federal law which makes that conduct in itself an offense. Specifies as conduct which may under federal law constitute an offense, and so be exempted from this prohibition: (1) the provision of counsel to, or contribution to the legal defense fees or expenses of, an employee of the organization; (2) entry into a joint defense, information sharing, or common interest agreement with an employee of that organization if the organization determines it has a common interest in defending against the investigation or enforcement matter; and (3) the sharing of information relevant to the investigation or enforcement matter with an employee of the organization.


What's happening now November 14, 2007

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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