HR 12557 · 93th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

A bill to protect the constitutional rights of citizens of the United States and to prevent unwarranted invasions of privacy by prescribing procedures and standards governing the disclosure of information to Government agencies.

Introduced 1974-02-05· Sponsored by Rep. Frenzel, Bill [R-MN-3]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
3
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to House Committee on Banking and Currency.(1974-02-05)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] States the finding of the Congress that: (1) procedures and policies governing the relationship between fiduciary institutions and government agencies have in some cases developed without due regard to the constitutional rights of customers of those institutions; (2) the confidential relationships between fiduciary institutions and their customers must be preserved and protected; and (3) certain reporting and recordkeeping requirements imposed on fiduciary institutions by government agencies constitute a burden on interstate and foreign commerce. Provides that a fiduciary institution may not disclose to any person except to the customer or his duly authorized agent any financial records relating to that customer of that fiduciary institution unless: (1) such customer has authorized, in accordance with this Act, disclosure to such person; or (2) such financial records are disclosed in response to a court order which meets the requirements of this Act. Sets forth the conditions for authorization of disclosure of records as required for this Act. Provides for recordkeeping requirements under this Act. Sets forth civil penalties for violations of this Act. Provides that any fiduciary i…

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