Protection of Civil Liberties Act

Bill: 109-hr-1310
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14]
Introduced: 2005-03-15 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Administrative remedies
Advice and consent of the Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
Central Intelligence Agency
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Crime and Law Enforcement
Department of Defense
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Justice
Department of State
Department of the Treasury
Executive Office of the President
Executive reorganization
Federal employees
Federal officials
Government paperwork
Government publicity
Governmental investigations
Grievance procedures
Health
Human experimentation in medicine
Inspectors general
Intelligence community staff
Law
Public meetings
Right of privacy
Subpoena
Terrorism
Whistle blowing

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-15
text: 
Protection of Civil Liberties Act - Amends the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 to make the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (Board) an independent agency within the Executive branch. (Currently, such Board is established within the Executive Office of the President.) Requires the Board to be composed of a full-time chairman and four additional members, all to be confirmed by the Senate. Prohibits Board members, while so serving, from being an elected official, officer, or employee of the Federal Government. Provides six-year terms. Gives the Board subpoena power.
 
Requires the Board to: (1) receive and review reports from privacy and civil liberties officers; and (2) report at least semiannually to specified congressional committees on Board activities and other appropriate matters.
 
Directs the heads of specified Federal agencies to designate at least one senior officer for appropriate assistance with respect to privacy and civil liberties concerns as they relate to terrorism prevention.
 
Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to ensure that the Department of Homeland Security complies with the protections for human research subjects in research conducted or supported by such Department.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-04-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2005-03-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Management, Integration, and Oversight.
action_date: 2005-03-16
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E456)
action_date: 2005-03-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Homeland Security, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2005-03-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Homeland Security, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2005-03-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Homeland Security, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2005-03-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Homeland Security, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2005-03-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Homeland Security, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2005-03-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-15
text: Introduced in House