To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a penalty for assault against journalists, and for other purposes.

United States115th CongressHR-4935House of Representatives
Updated: Feb 5, 2018

Summary

Journalist Protection Act This bill amends the federal criminal code to establish new criminal offenses for intentional acts (or attempts to commit acts) that cause bodily injury to a journalist.

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S-2967: A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a penalty for assault against journalists, and for other purposes.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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