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Leak and Lose Act of 2022

USA117th CongressHR-7713| House 
| Updated: 11/1/2022
William R. Timmons

William R. Timmons

Republican Representative

South Carolina

Cosponsors (20)
Paul A. Gosar (Republican)John R. Carter (Republican)Jim Banks (Republican)Jefferson Van Drew (Republican)Lance Gooden (Republican)John R. Curtis (Republican)Jeff Duncan (Republican)Andrew R. Garbarino (Republican)Michael Waltz (Republican)Ronny Jackson (Republican)Don Bacon (Republican)Christopher H. Smith (Republican)Fred Upton (Republican)Rodney Davis (Republican)Mark E. Green (Republican)Blaine Luetkemeyer (Republican)Byron Donalds (Republican)Gary J. Palmer (Republican)Michael R. Turner (Republican)Ralph Norman (Republican)

Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Leak and Lose Act of 2022 This bill establishes federal criminal offenses for acts involving the concealment, removal, or destruction of an opinion or draft opinion of the Supreme Court before it is published. Specifically, the bill prohibits the willful and unlawful (1) concealment, removal, mutilation, obliteration, or destruction of an opinion or draft opinion; (2) attempt to conceal, remove, mutilate, obliterate, or destroy an opinion or draft opinion; and (3) taking or carrying away of an opinion or draft opinion with the intent to conceal, remove, mutilate, obliterate, or destroy. An individual who violates the prohibition is subject to a $5,000 fine and, if applicable, the permanent forfeiture of his or her admission to federal courts for the practice of law.
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Timeline
May 10, 2022
Introduced in House
May 10, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
  • May 10, 2022
    Introduced in House


  • May 10, 2022
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.


  • November 1, 2022
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.


  • November 1, 2022
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.

Crime and Law Enforcement

Civil actions and liabilityJudicial procedure and administrationSupreme Court

Leak and Lose Act of 2022

USA117th CongressHR-7713| House 
| Updated: 11/1/2022
Leak and Lose Act of 2022 This bill establishes federal criminal offenses for acts involving the concealment, removal, or destruction of an opinion or draft opinion of the Supreme Court before it is published. Specifically, the bill prohibits the willful and unlawful (1) concealment, removal, mutilation, obliteration, or destruction of an opinion or draft opinion; (2) attempt to conceal, remove, mutilate, obliterate, or destroy an opinion or draft opinion; and (3) taking or carrying away of an opinion or draft opinion with the intent to conceal, remove, mutilate, obliterate, or destroy. An individual who violates the prohibition is subject to a $5,000 fine and, if applicable, the permanent forfeiture of his or her admission to federal courts for the practice of law.
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Timeline
May 10, 2022
Introduced in House
May 10, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
  • May 10, 2022
    Introduced in House


  • May 10, 2022
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.


  • November 1, 2022
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.


  • November 1, 2022
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
William R. Timmons

William R. Timmons

Republican Representative

South Carolina

Cosponsors (20)
Paul A. Gosar (Republican)John R. Carter (Republican)Jim Banks (Republican)Jefferson Van Drew (Republican)Lance Gooden (Republican)John R. Curtis (Republican)Jeff Duncan (Republican)Andrew R. Garbarino (Republican)Michael Waltz (Republican)Ronny Jackson (Republican)Don Bacon (Republican)Christopher H. Smith (Republican)Fred Upton (Republican)Rodney Davis (Republican)Mark E. Green (Republican)Blaine Luetkemeyer (Republican)Byron Donalds (Republican)Gary J. Palmer (Republican)Michael R. Turner (Republican)Ralph Norman (Republican)

Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee

Crime and Law Enforcement

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Civil actions and liabilityJudicial procedure and administrationSupreme Court