To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media.
USA115th CongressHR-4382| House
| Updated: 12/13/2017
Jamie Raskin
Democratic Representative
Maryland
Cosponsors (12)
Mark Meadows (Republican)Scott Taylor (Republican)Alexander X. Mooney (Republican)Darren Soto (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)John A. Yarmuth (Democratic)Jim Jordan (Republican)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Michael K. Simpson (Republican)Robert A. Brady (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Free Flow of Information Act of 2017 This bill establishes conditions under which a journalist may be compelled to produce documents or provide testimony in a matter arising under federal law.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Law
Business recordsCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal procedure and sentencingEvidence and witnessesFirst Amendment rightsHealth information and medical recordsInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaJudicial procedure and administrationNews media and reportingRight of privacyTelephone and wireless communicationTerrorismTrade secrets and economic espionage
To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media.
USA115th CongressHR-4382| House
| Updated: 12/13/2017
Free Flow of Information Act of 2017 This bill establishes conditions under which a journalist may be compelled to produce documents or provide testimony in a matter arising under federal law.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Jamie Raskin
Democratic Representative
Maryland
Cosponsors (12)
Mark Meadows (Republican)Scott Taylor (Republican)Alexander X. Mooney (Republican)Darren Soto (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)John A. Yarmuth (Democratic)Jim Jordan (Republican)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Michael K. Simpson (Republican)Robert A. Brady (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee
Law
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Business recordsCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal procedure and sentencingEvidence and witnessesFirst Amendment rightsHealth information and medical recordsInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaJudicial procedure and administrationNews media and reportingRight of privacyTelephone and wireless communicationTerrorismTrade secrets and economic espionage