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Leaker Accountability Act of 2022

USA117th CongressHR-7917| House 
| Updated: 11/1/2022
Mike Johnson

Mike Johnson

Republican Representative

Louisiana

Cosponsors (12)
Bob Good (Republican)Adrian Smith (Republican)Elise M. Stefanik (Republican)Markwayne Mullin (Republican)Victoria Spartz (Republican)Thomas P. Tiffany (Republican)David B. McKinley (Republican)Dan Bishop (Republican)Scott Fitzgerald (Republican)Mary E. Miller (Republican)Burgess Owens (Republican)Louie Gohmert (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
Leaker Accountability Act of 2022 This bill establishes a new federal crime for the unauthorized disclosure of confidential information by officers or employees of the Supreme Court. Specifically, the bill prohibits an officer or employee of the Supreme Court from knowingly publishing, divulging, disclosing, or making known in any manner or to any extent not authorized by law any confidential information coming to that officer or employee in the course of the employment or official duties of that officer or employee. A violation is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both.
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Timeline
May 31, 2022
Introduced in House
May 31, 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 31, 2022
    Introduced in House


  • May 31, 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.

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Employee performanceGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionSupreme Court

Leaker Accountability Act of 2022

USA117th CongressHR-7917| House 
| Updated: 11/1/2022
Leaker Accountability Act of 2022 This bill establishes a new federal crime for the unauthorized disclosure of confidential information by officers or employees of the Supreme Court. Specifically, the bill prohibits an officer or employee of the Supreme Court from knowingly publishing, divulging, disclosing, or making known in any manner or to any extent not authorized by law any confidential information coming to that officer or employee in the course of the employment or official duties of that officer or employee. A violation is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both.
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Timeline
May 31, 2022
Introduced in House
May 31, 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 31, 2022
    Introduced in House


  • May 31, 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.
Mike Johnson

Mike Johnson

Republican Representative

Louisiana

Cosponsors (12)
Bob Good (Republican)Adrian Smith (Republican)Elise M. Stefanik (Republican)Markwayne Mullin (Republican)Victoria Spartz (Republican)Thomas P. Tiffany (Republican)David B. McKinley (Republican)Dan Bishop (Republican)Scott Fitzgerald (Republican)Mary E. Miller (Republican)Burgess Owens (Republican)Louie Gohmert (Republican)

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

Law

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Employee performanceGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionSupreme Court