3.0.0 6784 2023-01-11T13:42:58Z 2023-01-11T13:42:58Z House HR 2020-05-08 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 87 (Friday, May 8, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. RESCHENTHALER:H.R. 6784.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H1987]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-05-08T14:05:30Z 2020-05-08 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2020-05-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-05-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000610 Rep. Reschenthaler, Guy [R-PA-14] Guy Reschenthaler R PA 14 N S001214 Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] W. Steube R FL Gregory 17 2020-05-08 True A000377 Rep. Armstrong, Kelly [R-ND-At Large] Kelly Armstrong R ND 0 2020-05-08 True P000605 Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10] Scott Perry R PA 10 2020-05-08 True N000181 Rep. Nunes, Devin [R-CA-22] Devin Nunes R CA 22 2020-05-08 True J000289 Rep. Jordan, Jim [R-OH-4] Jim Jordan R OH 4 2020-05-08 True R000582 Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] David Roe R TN P. 1 2020-05-12 False G000552 Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] Louie Gohmert R TX 1 2020-05-28 False Crime and Law Enforcement Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2020-05-08 Introduced in House 2020-05-29T15:48:44Z Time to Repeal an Archaic Policy Act of 2020 or the TRAP Act of 2020

This bill repeals criminal provisions commonly known as the Logan Act. The provisions generally prohibit an unauthorized U.S. citizen from negotiating with a foreign government regarding a dispute or controversy with the United States.

]]> TRAP Act of 2020 Display Title TRAP Act of 2020 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 18, United States Code, to repeal the provision relating to private correspondence with foreign governments, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced TRAP Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Time to Repeal an Archaic Policy Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-05-08T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr6784ih/xml/BILLS-116hr6784ih.xml 2020-05-08 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. 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.