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HR 1684 116th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Assault and harassment offenses News media and reporting Violent crime

Journalist Protection Act

Introduced: June 4, 2020 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 3, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Mar 12, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 12, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Journalist Protection Act

This bill establishes new criminal offenses for intentional acts (or attempts to commit acts) that cause bodily injury to a journalist.

What's happening now May 3, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 751 Identical bill Journalist Protection Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 10
Heck, Denny
· Jun 4, 2020
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Jun 4, 2020
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Mar 28, 2019
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 12, 2019
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Mar 12, 2019
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Mar 12, 2019
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Mar 12, 2019
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Mar 12, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 12, 2019
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Mar 12, 2019
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Mar 12, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1684: Journalist Protection Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1684/
MLA
"H.R. 1684: Journalist Protection Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1684/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 1684, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1684/.
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[H.R. 1684: Journalist Protection Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1684/)
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