To amend the E-Government Act of 2002 with respect to rulemaking authority of the Judicial Conference.

Bill: 108-hr-1303
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21]
Introduced: 2003-03-18 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Computer security measures
Confidential communications
Court records
Electronic government information
Government Operations and Politics
Government publicity
Internet
Right of privacy
Science, Technology, Communications
Web sites

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-18
text: Amends the E-Government Act of 2002 to authorize the Judicial Conference of the United States to promulgate (currently, requires the Supreme Court to prescribe) rules to protect privacy and security concerns relating to the electronic filing of documents, and the public availability of documents filed electronically, pursuant to the Act.
action_date: 2003-10-07
text: 
Amends the E-Government Act of 2002 to provide for court rules allowing parties in a Federal court proceeding to file under seal a reference list that would include both a complete and partially-redacted version of protected information (e.g., Social Security numbers and credit card account numbers) contained in pleadings. Specifies that such rules: (1) provide that all references in a case to redacted data shall be construed to refer to the unredacted information in the sealed reference list; and (2) allow parties to file unredacted exhibits or other evidentiary matter under seal for evidentiary purposes.

action_date: 2004-07-15
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on October 7, 2003. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Amends the E-Government Act of 2002 to provide for court rules allowing parties in a Federal court proceeding to file under seal a reference list that would include both a complete and partially-redacted version of protected information (e.g., Social Security numbers and credit card account numbers) contained in pleadings. Specifies that such rules: (1) provide that all references in a case to redacted data shall be construed to refer to the unredacted information in the sealed reference list; and (2) allow parties to file unredacted exhibits or other evidentiary matter under seal for evidentiary purposes.

action_date: 2004-08-02
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on October 7, 2003. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Amends the E-Government Act of 2002 to provide for court rules allowing parties in a Federal court proceeding to file under seal a reference list that would include both a complete and partially-redacted version of protected information (e.g., Social Security numbers and credit card account numbers) contained in pleadings. Specifies that such rules: (1) provide that all references in a case to redacted data shall be construed to refer to the unredacted information in the sealed reference list; and (2) allow parties to file unredacted exhibits or other evidentiary matter under seal for evidentiary purposes.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-08-02
text: Became Public Law No: 108-281.
action_date: 2004-08-02
text: Became Public Law No: 108-281.
action_date: 2004-08-02
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2004-08-02
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2004-07-22
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2004-07-22
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2004-07-19
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2004-07-15
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2004-07-15
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2004-07-15
text: Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8268)
action_date: 2004-07-15
text: Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S8268)
action_date: 2004-07-14
text: Senate vitiated previous reporting.
action_date: 2004-07-14
text: Senate vitiated previous passage.
action_date: 2004-07-14
text: Message received in Senate: Returned to the Senate pursuant to the request of the Senate.
action_date: 2004-07-14
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2004-07-13
text: Senate requests the return of papers with respect to H.R. 1303 by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2004-07-12
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2004-07-09
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7899)
action_date: 2004-07-09
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7899)
action_date: 2004-07-07
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 610.
action_date: 2004-07-07
text: Committee on Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Collins without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2004-07-07
text: Committee on Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Collins without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2004-06-02
text: Committee on Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2003-10-14
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2003-10-07
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2003-10-07
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9221)
action_date: 2003-10-07
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H9221)
action_date: 2003-10-07
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1303.
action_date: 2003-10-07
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9221-9223)
action_date: 2003-10-07
text: Mr. Sensenbrenner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2003-07-25
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 130.
action_date: 2003-07-25
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 108-239.
action_date: 2003-07-25
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 108-239.
action_date: 2003-07-16
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2003-07-16
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2003-03-20
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2003-03-20
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2003-03-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
action_date: 2003-03-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2003-03-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-03-18
text: Introduced in House

Enacted as: number: 108-281