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HR 7713 117th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Civil actions and liability Judicial procedure and administration Supreme Court

Leak and Lose Act of 2022

Introduced: May 16, 2022 Introduced by: Timmons, William R. Republican · South Carolina See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
May 10, 2022
Introduced in House
May 10, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Leak and Lose Act of 2022

This bill establishes federal criminal offenses for acts involving the concealment, removal, or destruction of an opinion or draft opinion of the Supreme Court before it is published.

Specifically, the bill prohibits the willful and unlawful (1) concealment, removal, mutilation, obliteration, or destruction of an opinion or draft opinion; (2) attempt to conceal, remove, mutilate, obliterate, or destroy an opinion or draft opinion; and (3) taking or carrying away of an opinion or draft opinion with the intent to conceal, remove, mutilate, obliterate, or destroy.

An individual who violates the prohibition is subject to a $5,000 fine and, if applicable, the permanent forfeiture of his or her admission to federal courts for the practice of law.

What's happening now November 1, 2022

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

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 20
All 20 Republican 16
R
Banks, Jim
Indiana · Jun 8, 2022
 R
Garbarino, Andrew R.
New York · Jun 3, 2022
 R
Carter, John R.
Texas · May 20, 2022
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · May 20, 2022
 R
Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · May 20, 2022
Luetkemeyer, Blaine
· May 18, 2022
 R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · May 18, 2022
 R
Gooden, Lance
Texas · May 17, 2022
 R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · May 16, 2022
 R
Curtis, John R.
Utah · May 16, 2022
Davis, Rodney
· May 16, 2022
 R
Jackson, Ronny
Texas · May 16, 2022
 R
Waltz, Michael
Florida · May 16, 2022
Duncan, Jeff
· May 13, 2022
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · May 13, 2022
UPTON, FRED
· May 13, 2022
 R
Donalds, Byron
Florida · May 12, 2022
 R
Green, Mark E.
Texas · May 12, 2022
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Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · May 12, 2022
 R
Palmer, Gary J.
Alabama · May 12, 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7713: Leak and Lose Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7713/
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"H.R. 7713: Leak and Lose Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7713/.
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H.R. 7713, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7713/.
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