Legislative History of the Privacy Act of 1974 S. 3418 (Public Law 93-579)

By Muskie, Edmund S.

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Title:	Legislative History of the Privacy Act of 1974 S. 3418 (Public Law 93-579)
Author:	Muskie, Edmund S.
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Language:	English
Subject:	Law., Law & economy, Litigation and arbitration
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Publisher:	Department of Justice


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Legal Reference Publication

Excerpt
Preface: It is a privilege to present to the Senate and to the general public this source book on the Privacy Act of 1974. That legislation represents a landmark achievement in securing for each citizen of the United States the right of privacy with respect to confidential information held by the Federal Government. This legislation would not have become public law without the extraordinary dedication, ability, and leadership of Senator Sam J. Ervin, Jr., of North Carolina, who served as Chairman of the Committee on Government Operations in the 93d Congress. For two decades, Senator Ervin was regarded by his colleagues in the Senate as a guardian and forceful exponent of the constitutional rights of our Nation's citizens. The hearings, reports, and legislation produced by the Subcommittee on Constitutional Rights of the Committee on Judiciary, which he also served as chairman, laid the groundwork for this first major privacy legislation. The Bill of Rights guarantees to each American protections which we equate with specific rights of citizenship in a, free society. This legislation is a major first step in a continuing effort to define the penumbra of privacy which emanates from specific guarantees in the Bill of Rights and which helps to give them life and substance as recognized in GriswoZd v. Cmmctht.

Table of Contents
CONTENTS CHAPTERI. -THE PRIVACYA CT: LEGISLATIVHEI STORY Part One: The Major Bills Senator Ervin introduces S. 3418 ------------------------------------ Text of S. 3418---------------------------------------------------- Markup session transcript on S. 3418- - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S. 3418 as reported from the Committee on Government Operations- - - -- Senate Report No. 93-1183-Protecting Individual Privacy in Federal Gathering, Use, and Disclosure of Information ----- - ---_- - -- - - - _ -_ - -- H.R. 16373 as introduced, August 12, 1974- - - -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- H.R. 16373 as re orted from the Committee on Government Operations--- House Report $ o. 93-1416-Privacy Act of 1974 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S. 3418 as passed by Senate, Nov. 21, 1974 and referred to House..-- -- -- H.R. 16373 as passed by the Senate, Nov. 22,1974- ------------------- S. 3418 as amended by House, Dec. 11, 1974 -------------------------- S. 3418 with Senate amendments to House amendments, Dec. 17, 1974_-- S. 3418 with House amendments to Senate amendments, Dec. 18, 1974--- Public Law 93-579-The Privacy Act of 1974 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part Two: Additional Privacy Legislation S. 1688-Civil Service Employees Right to Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Senate Report 93-724 on S. 1688 -------- -- -- ---- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- S. 2542-Records Disclosure Privacy Act- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S. 2810-right to Privacy Act----_--------------------------------- S. 2963-Criminal Justice Information Control and Protection of Privacy Act-------_---------------------------------------------------- S. 3116-Mailing List Privacy Act-- _-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -_ -- -- -- -- -- S. 3633-Government Data Bank Right to Privacy Act ---------------- H.R. 1281-Civil Service Employee's Right to Privacy Act ------------- H.R. 7677-Civil Service Employees Right to Privacy Act - .. ----------- H.R. 12206-Records Disclosure Privacy Act ----- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- H.R. 13872-Records Disclosure Privacy Act - -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -_-_-- - - -- -- H.R. 14493-Federal Agency Information Practices Act ---- -- ----