legislation: 105-hr-2747
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| 105-hr-2747 | 105 | hr | 2747 | To provide for limited circumstances under which compliance with a subpoena issued in connection with certain civil actions in a court of the United States shall not be required. | Law | 1997-10-28 | 1998-02-04 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property. | House | Rep. Canady, Charles T. [R-FL-12] | FL | R | C000107 | 0 | Prohibits the head of an executive department from ordering an employee not to comply with a subpoena issued pursuant to a civil action in a U.S. court in connection with such person's employment unless the department head provides a written statement to the court certifying that: (1) the information sought may be reasonably obtained from another source; (2) the information is exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act; or (3) compliance by the employee would result in a waste of departmental resources. | 2025-01-16T12:12:20Z |