Citizen Empowerment Act
Latest action. Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 322, H.R. 2711 is laid on the table.
Citizen Empowerment Act - States that the purpose of this Act is to ensure that individuals have the right to record in-person and telephonic interactions with executive agency employees and that they are notified of such right when they are the target of an enforcement action (e.g., audit, investigation, inspection, or action that could result in criminal or civil fines or the collection of unpaid tax).
Provides that participation by an employee, acting in an official capacity, in an in-person or telephonic interaction shall constitute consent by such employee to a recording of that interaction by any participant in the interaction.
Requires written notice to an individual or a representative of the right to record conversations involving an enforcement action.
Makes any employee who violates the requirements of this Act subject to disciplinary action.
Requires: (1) each executive agency to post on its website information explaining the right of individuals to record interactions with employees, and (2) the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to issue guidance to executive agencies on implementation of the requirement to provide such information.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Reported to House amended, Part I" stage on July 30, 2013. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 322, H.R. 2711 is laid on the table.
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The record's latest action, on August 1, 2013: Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 322, H.R. 2711 is laid on the table.
How likely is it to become law?
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In the 113th Congress (2013-14), 296 of the 9,091 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 3.3 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one has no outstanding steps listed above.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.
Who is behind it?
Lynn Jenkins (R-KS) introduced it on July 17, 2013, and 5 members have since signed on as cosponsors.
They are 5 Republicans.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on July 17, 2013, 4803 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 4788 days ago, on August 1, 2013.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 113th Congress has not finished by January 3, 2015 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
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Vote history
- HousePursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 322, H.R. 2711 is laid on the table.
- SenateNot stated in the latest action
- PresidentNot stated in the latest action