3.0.0 4250 2025-12-05T08:31:38Z 2025-12-05T08:31:38Z House H HR 2023-06-21 118 https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4250 <pre>[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 108 (Wednesday, June 21, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. KILEY:H.R. 4250.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8The single subject of this legislation is;To maintain the free flow of information to the public byestablishing appropriate limits on the federally compelleddisclosure of information obtained as part of engaging injournalism.[Page H3072]</pre> ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred To 2024-01-22T22:42:31Z hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Reported By 2023-12-05T21:55:44Z Markup By 2023-07-19T16:27:39Z Referred To 2023-06-21T14:01:45Z H. Rept. 118-299 118 2074 S 2023-06-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Identical bill CRS 2024-01-22 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2024-01-18 17:27:18 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2024-01-18 17:27:14 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: 1/16/2024 CR H143) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2024-01-18 17:27:14 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: 1/16/2024 CR H143) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2024-01-18 17:26:37 Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H229) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2024-01-16 17:34:28 At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Kiley objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn. Floor H37210 2 House floor actions 2024-01-16 17:21:04 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4250. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2024-01-16 17:21:03 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H143-145) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2024-01-16 17:21:02 Mr. Kiley moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2023-12-05 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 242. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00242 2023-12-05 Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 118-299. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2023-12-05 Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 118-299. 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"Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] Henry Johnson D GA C. "Hank" 4 2023-09-01 False O000019 Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-23] Jay Obernolte R CA 23 2023-09-01 False N000179 Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] GRACE NAPOLITANO D CA F. 31 2023-09-01 False 2023-08-28T20:23:00Z https://www.cbo.gov/publication/59531 As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary onJuly 19, 2023 2023-08-28T20:23:00Z https://www.cbo.gov/publication/59531 As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary onJuly 19, 2023 Science, Technology, Communications Computers and information technology 2024-01-18T18:00:45Z Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation 2024-01-18T18:00:45Z Evidence and witnesses 2024-01-18T18:00:45Z Internet, web applications, social media 2024-01-18T18:00:45Z News media and reporting 2024-01-18T18:00:44Z Telephone and wireless communication 2024-01-18T18:00:45Z Science, Technology, Communications 2023-07-18T21:00:30Z

00 2023-06-21 Introduced in House 2024-01-19T12:12:44Z <p><b>Protect Reporters from Exploitative State Spying Act or the PRESS Act</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits the federal government from compelling journalists and providers of telecommunications services (e.g., phone and internet companies) to disclose certain protected information, except in limited circumstances such as to prevent terrorism or imminent violence.</p> <p>Specifically, the bill protects from disclosure any information identifying a source, as well as any records, contents of a communication, documents, or information obtained or created by journalists in the course of their work.</p> <p> Further, the bill protects specified third parties, such as telecommunications carriers or social media companies, from being compelled to provide testimony or any document consisting of a record, information, or other communication that is stored by the third party on behalf of a journalist.</p>

07 2023-12-05 Reported to House 2024-01-19T12:16:45Z <p><b>Protect Reporters from Exploitative State Spying Act or the PRESS Act</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits the federal government from compelling journalists and providers of telecommunications services (e.g., phone and internet companies) to disclose certain protected information, except in limited circumstances such as to prevent terrorism or imminent violence.</p> <p>Specifically, the bill protects from disclosure any information identifying a source, as well as any records, contents of a communication, documents, or information obtained or created by journalists in the course of their work. </p> <p>Further, the bill protects specified third parties, such as telecommunications carriers or social media companies, from being compelled to provide testimony or any document consisting of a record, information, or other communication that is stored by the third party on behalf of a journalist.</p>

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