US Congress Senate Bill 1377 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: Introduced on July 25 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-07-25 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Citizen Empowerment Act - Requires any executive agency employee who is conducting an in-person or a telephonic interview, audit, investigation, inspection, or other official interaction with an individual relating to a possible violation of federal law that could result in the imposition of civil or criminal fines or penalties or the collection of unpaid tax to allow such individual to make an audio recording of the interaction. Permits the employee conducting the interaction to record it if the employee: (1) informs the individual of the recording prior to or at the initiation of the interaction, and (2) provides the individual with a transcript of the recording at such individual's expense. Requires the employee conducting an initial in-person or telephonic interview or other interaction to provide to the individual a verbal or written notice of such individual's rights. Exempts from the application of this Act any in-person or telephonic interview or other interaction that: (1) is likely to include the discussion of classified material or information that would endanger public safety if released publicly; or (2) if released, would endanger an ongoing criminal investigation being conducted by a federal law enforcement officer.

Citizen Empowerment Act

Sen. Roy Blunt [R-MO]	Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX]	Sen. Deb Fischer [R-NE]	Sen. James Risch [R-ID]
Sen. Pat Roberts [R-KS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-07-25	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

HB2711 (Same As) 2013-08-01 - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 322, H.R. 2711 is laid on the table.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/1377/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s1377/BILLS-113s1377is.pdf