Senate bill · 110th Congress · Public Law 110-322
A bill to amend the Federal Rules of Evidence to address the waiver of the attorney-client privilege and the work product doctrine.
Became law on Sep 19, 2008.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedDec 11, 2007
- Committee actionJan 31, 2008
- Passed SenateFeb 27, 2008 · by unanimous consent
- Passed HouseSep 8, 2008 · by voice vote
- To the PresidentSep 11, 2008
- Became lawSep 19, 2008
Latest action: Sep 19, 2008 — Became Public Law No: 110-322.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 2450.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 2450, A bill to amend the Federal Rules of Evidence to address the waiver of the attorney-client privilege and work product doctrine” on February 22, 2008. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on January 31, 2008</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 22, 2008 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/19487
- CBO publication date
- February 22, 2008
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 2450, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/s/2450
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
7109b48174c75af5b3e20c6e8fa0b7b65e59256b9486519b030cd29009f6b3bf
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 2450, A bill to amend the Federal Rules of Evidence to address the waiver of the attorney-client privilege and work product doctrine” on February 22, 2008. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on January 31, 2008”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 22, 2008 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/19487
- CBO publication date
- February 22, 2008
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 2450, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/s/2450
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
7109b48174c75af5b3e20c6e8fa0b7b65e59256b9486519b030cd29009f6b3bf
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 110-264 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on February 25, 2008.Source: Congress.gov, reported February 25, 2008 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/110/SRPT/264
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 2450, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/s/2450
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
7109b48174c75af5b3e20c6e8fa0b7b65e59256b9486519b030cd29009f6b3bf
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From the Congress.gov bill record for S. 2450, last updated August 10, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 27, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
2 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 1 Democrat
2 of 2 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 27, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.