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RAP Act of 2023

USA118th CongressHR-2952| House 
| Updated: 4/27/2023
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson

Henry C. "Hank" Johnson

Democratic Representative

Georgia

Cosponsors (34)
Nikema Williams (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Robert Garcia (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Troy A. Carter (Democratic)Melanie A. Stansbury (Democratic)Scott H. Peters (Democratic)Delia C. Ramirez (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Greg Casar (Democratic)Shri Thanedar (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Jasmine Crockett (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Daniel S. Goldman (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Sydney Kamlager-Dove (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Sean Casten (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Democratic)Summer L. Lee (Democratic)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Linda T. Sánchez (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Kevin Mullin (Democratic)Rashida Tlaib (Democratic)Ayanna Pressley (Democratic)Jamaal Bowman (Democratic)Katie Porter (Democratic)Cori Bush (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Restoring Artistic Protection Act of 2023 or the RAP Act of 2023 This bill limits the admissibility of evidence of a defendant's creative or artistic expression against the defendant in a federal criminal or civil case. The term creative or artistic expression means the expression or application of creativity or imagination in the production or arrangement of forms, sounds, words, movements, or symbols, including music, dance, performance art, visual art, poetry, literature, film, and other such objects or media.
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Timeline
Apr 27, 2023
Introduced in House
Apr 27, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  • April 27, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • April 27, 2023
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Law

RAP Act of 2023

USA118th CongressHR-2952| House 
| Updated: 4/27/2023
Restoring Artistic Protection Act of 2023 or the RAP Act of 2023 This bill limits the admissibility of evidence of a defendant's creative or artistic expression against the defendant in a federal criminal or civil case. The term creative or artistic expression means the expression or application of creativity or imagination in the production or arrangement of forms, sounds, words, movements, or symbols, including music, dance, performance art, visual art, poetry, literature, film, and other such objects or media.
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Timeline
Apr 27, 2023
Introduced in House
Apr 27, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  • April 27, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • April 27, 2023
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson

Henry C. "Hank" Johnson

Democratic Representative

Georgia

Cosponsors (34)
Nikema Williams (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Robert Garcia (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Troy A. Carter (Democratic)Melanie A. Stansbury (Democratic)Scott H. Peters (Democratic)Delia C. Ramirez (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Greg Casar (Democratic)Shri Thanedar (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Jasmine Crockett (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Daniel S. Goldman (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Sydney Kamlager-Dove (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Sean Casten (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Democratic)Summer L. Lee (Democratic)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Linda T. Sánchez (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Kevin Mullin (Democratic)Rashida Tlaib (Democratic)Ayanna Pressley (Democratic)Jamaal Bowman (Democratic)Katie Porter (Democratic)Cori Bush (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee

Law

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted