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HR 1735 117th Congress House Science, Technology, Communications Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies Competition and antitrust Digital media Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media News media and reporting

Journalism Competition and Preservation Act of 2021

Introduced: May 11, 2021 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
May 18, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
Mar 10, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 10, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Journalism Competition and Preservation Act of 2021

This bill creates a four-year safe harbor from antitrust laws for print, broadcast, or digital news companies to collectively negotiate with online content distributors (e.g., social media companies) regarding the terms on which the news companies' content may be distributed by online content distributors.

What's happening now May 18, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 4796 Related bill Local News and Broadcast Media Preservation Act of 2022
  • S 673 Identical bill Journalism Competition and Preservation Act of 2022
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 65
All 65 Democratic 39 Republican 16
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Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · Dec 13, 2022
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Dec 8, 2022
Graves, Garret
· Dec 8, 2022
 R
Valadao, David G.
California · Dec 8, 2022
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Dec 7, 2022
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Dec 5, 2022
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Dec 5, 2022
 D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Sep 28, 2022
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Sep 13, 2022
MALONEY, CAROLYN
· Aug 5, 2022
 R
Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"
Georgia · Apr 21, 2022
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Apr 6, 2022
 D
Ross, Deborah K.
North Carolina · Apr 6, 2022
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Apr 4, 2022
 R
Tiffany, Thomas P.
Wisconsin · Apr 4, 2022
 D
Mrvan, Frank J.
Indiana · Mar 29, 2022
Hartzler, Vicky
· Mar 24, 2022
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Mar 24, 2022
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Mar 16, 2022
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Mar 11, 2022
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Mar 9, 2022
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Mar 7, 2022
 D
Craig, Angie
Minnesota · Mar 7, 2022
 D
Trahan, Lori
Massachusetts · Mar 7, 2022
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Mar 1, 2022
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Mar 1, 2022
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Mar 1, 2022
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Feb 25, 2022
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Feb 8, 2022
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Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Feb 1, 2022
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Jan 6, 2022
Lamb, Conor
· Jan 6, 2022
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Nov 16, 2021
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Takano, Mark
California · Nov 16, 2021
 R
Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · Sep 20, 2021
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Sep 20, 2021
 R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Jun 30, 2021
 R
Stauber, Pete
Minnesota · Jun 30, 2021
Delgado, Antonio
· Jun 16, 2021
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Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Jun 16, 2021
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Jun 16, 2021
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Johnson, Dusty
South Dakota · Jun 16, 2021
RYAN, TIM
· Jun 16, 2021
COOPER, JAMES
· May 28, 2021
 D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · May 28, 2021
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · May 28, 2021
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · May 20, 2021
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Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · May 17, 2021
Palazzo, Steven
· May 17, 2021
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Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · May 17, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1735: Journalism Competition and Preservation Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1735/
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"H.R. 1735: Journalism Competition and Preservation Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1735/.
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