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HR 5190 115th Congress House

Journalism Competition and Preservation Act of 2018

Official title: To provide a temporary safe harbor for the publishers of online content to collectively negotiate with dominant online platforms regarding the terms on which their content may be distributed.

Introduced: April 27, 2018 See on congress.gov
Commerce Books and print mediaCompetition and antitrustDigital mediaInternet and video services
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Internet, web applications, social mediaNews media and reporting
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This bill died when the 115th Congress ended
It never became law before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 6, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
Mar 7, 2018
Introduced in House
Mar 7, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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 Latest action April 6, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Journalism Competition and Preservation Act of 2018

This bill exempts news-content creators from antitrust laws in certain instances when they are collectively joining with other news-content creators to negotiate with online content distributors.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Apr 27, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5190: Journalism Competition and Preservation Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5190/
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"H.R. 5190: Journalism Competition and Preservation Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5190/.
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H.R. 5190, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5190/.
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