To amend title 28, United States Code, with respect to the jurisdiction of Federal courts over certain cases and controversies involving the content of speech occurring during sessions of State legislative bodies, and for other purposes.

3.0.0 4776 2023-01-13T04:49:09Z 2023-01-13T04:49:09Z House H HR 2006-02-16 109 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2006-02-16T15:04:35Z 2006-02-17 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E194) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2006-02-16 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2006-02-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2006-02-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001160 Rep. Sodrel, Michael E. [R-IN-9] Michael Sodrel R IN E. 9 N B001149 Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5] DAN BURTON R IN 5 2006-02-16 True B001203 Rep. Buyer, Steve [R-IN-4] STEPHEN BUYER R IN E. 4 2006-02-16 True H000807 Rep. Hostettler, John N. [R-IN-8] JOHN HOSTETTLER R IN 8 2006-02-16 True S001143 Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3] MARK SOUDER R IN EDWARD 3 2006-02-16 True P000587 Rep. Pence, Mike [R-IN-6] MIKE PENCE R IN 6 2006-02-16 True M001156 Rep. McHenry, Patrick T. [R-NC-10] Patrick McHenry R NC 10 2006-02-16 True B001239 Rep. Barrett, J. Gresham [R-SC-3] J. Barrett R SC Gresham 3 2006-02-16 True K000362 Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-5] Steve King R IA 5 2006-02-16 True G000280 Rep. Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [R-VA-5] VIRGIL GOODE R VA H. 5 2006-02-16 True W000267 Rep. Weldon, Dave [R-FL-15] DAVE WELDON R FL 15 2006-02-16 True F000447 Rep. Feeney, Tom [R-FL-24] Tom Feeney R FL 24 2006-02-16 True G000548 Rep. Garrett, Scott [R-NJ-5] Scott Garrett R NJ 5 2006-02-16 True I000056 Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-49] DARRELL ISSA R CA E. 49 2006-02-16 True J000287 Rep. Jindal, Bobby [R-LA-1] Bobby Jindal R LA 1 2006-02-16 True K000364 Rep. Kuhl, John R. "Randy", Jr. [R-NY-29] John Kuhl R NY R. "Randy" 29 2006-02-16 True A000358 Rep. Akin, W. Todd [R-MO-2] W. AKIN R MO TODD 2 2006-02-16 True M001134 Rep. Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9] SUE MYRICK R NC WILKINS 9 2006-02-16 True S000275 Rep. Shadegg, John B. [R-AZ-3] JOHN SHADEGG R AZ 3 2006-02-16 True M001152 Rep. Musgrave, Marilyn N. [R-CO-4] Marilyn Musgrave R CO N. 4 2006-02-16 True P000373 Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16] JOSEPH PITTS R PA R. 16 2006-02-16 True P000592 Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] Ted Poe R TX 2 2006-02-16 True C001048 Rep. Culberson, John Abney [R-TX-7] JOHN CULBERSON R TX ABNEY 7 2006-02-16 True H001036 Rep. Hensarling, Jeb [R-TX-5] Jeb Hensarling R TX 5 2006-02-16 True F000450 Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] Virginia Foxx R NC 5 2006-02-16 True C001062 Rep. Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11] K. Conaway R TX Michael 11 2006-02-16 True G000552 Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] Louie Gohmert R TX 1 2006-02-16 True C001053 Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] Tom Cole R OK 4 2006-02-16 True H000413 Rep. Hayworth, J. D. [R-AZ-5] J. HAYWORTH R AZ D. 5 2006-02-16 True F000449 Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1] Jeff Fortenberry R NE 1 2006-02-16 True S001164 Rep. Schmidt, Jean [R-OH-2] Jean Schmidt R OH 2 2006-02-16 True D000605 Rep. Drake, Thelma D. [R-VA-2] Thelma Drake R VA D. 2 2006-02-16 True L000293 Rep. Lewis, Ron [R-KY-2] RON LEWIS R KY 2 2006-02-16 True P000583 Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14] RON PAUL R TX 14 2006-02-16 True H001035 Rep. Harris, Katherine [R-FL-13] Katherine Harris R FL 13 2006-03-02 False M001147 Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11] Thaddeus McCotter R MI G. 11 2006-03-02 False W000413 Rep. Whitfield, Ed [R-KY-1] EDWARD WHITFIELD R KY 1 2006-03-09 False J000174 Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3] SAM JOHNSON R TX 3 2006-03-09 False L000321 Rep. Linder, John [R-GA-7] JOHN LINDER R GA 7 2006-09-06 False Law Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Constitutional law District courts Federal-state relations Fines (Penalties) Freedom of speech Government Operations and Politics Jurisdiction Privileges and immunities State laws State legislators State legislatures Supreme Court Law

00 2006-02-16 Introduced in House 2006-03-22T20:49:25Z Amends the federal judicial code to provide that no court created by Act of Congress shall have any jurisdiction, and the Supreme Court shall have no appellate jurisdiction, to hear or decide any question pertaining to the interpretation or the validity, under the Constitution, of the content of speech of any member of a state legislative body or any individual invited to speak before that body, when such speech occurs during the legislative session.

Declares that any person who is a member of a state legislative body, or who is invited to speak before that body, other than as a witness, shall be immune from suit in any federal court, and shall not be held liable under any federal law, on account of the content of speech occurring during the legislative session, unless such speech constitutes treason, breach of peace, or an admission of guilt of a crime.

Prohibits the use of federal funds to enforce any court order relating to the content of speech occurring during the legislative session of a state legislative body, with the same exceptions.

Prohibits a federal court from imposing a fine on any state, state legislative body, member of a state legislative body, or individual invited to speak before that body (other than as a witness), on account of the content of speech occurring during the legislative session, with the same exceptions.

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To amend title 28, United States Code, with respect to the jurisdiction of Federal courts over certain cases and controversies involving the content of speech occurring during sessions of State legislative bodies, and for other purposes. Display Title To amend title 28, United States Code, with respect to the jurisdiction of Federal courts over certain cases and controversies involving the content of speech occurring during sessions of State legislative bodies, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced To amend title 28, United States Code, with respect to the jurisdiction of Federal courts over certain cases and controversies involving the content of speech occurring during sessions of State legislative bodies, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2006-02-16T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr4776ih/xml/BILLS-109hr4776ih.xml 2006-02-17 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E194) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.