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Blogger Protection Act of 2008

Introduced: April 3, 2008 See on congress.gov
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Apr 3, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Apr 3, 2008
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Blogger Protection Act of 2008 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to: (1) exempt uncompensated individual Internet activity from treatment as a contribution to or expenditure of a campaign for federal office; and (2) cover blogs and other Internet and electronic publications under the general media exemption pertaining to expenditures.

What's happening now April 3, 2008

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Republican 7
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Issa, Darrell
California · Apr 23, 2008
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Apr 3, 2008
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Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Apr 3, 2008
McCarthy, Kevin
· Apr 3, 2008
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · Apr 3, 2008
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Walberg, Tim
Michigan · Apr 3, 2008
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Apr 3, 2008
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Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Apr 3, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5699: Blogger Protection Act of 2008. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5699/
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"H.R. 5699: Blogger Protection Act of 2008." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5699/.
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H.R. 5699, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5699/.
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