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HR 2952 118th Congress House Law

RAP Act of 2023

Introduced: April 27, 2023 Introduced by: Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" Democratic · Georgia See on congress.gov
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Apr 27, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 27, 2023
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Restoring Artistic Protection Act of 2023 or the RAP Act of 2023

This bill limits the admissibility of evidence of a defendant's creative or artistic expression against the defendant in a federal criminal or civil case. The term creative or artistic expression means the expression or application of creativity or imagination in the production or arrangement of forms, sounds, words, movements, or symbols, including music, dance, performance art, visual art, poetry, literature, film, and other such objects or media.

What's happening now April 27, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 34
All 34 Democratic 28
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Casar, Greg
Texas · Nov 22, 2024
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Thanedar, Shri
Michigan · May 7, 2024
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Goldman, Daniel S.
New York · Apr 9, 2024
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Lieu, Ted
California · Jan 11, 2024
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Ramirez, Delia C.
Illinois · Nov 30, 2023
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Peters, Scott H.
California · Oct 25, 2023
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Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Oct 19, 2023
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Stansbury, Melanie A.
New Mexico · Oct 11, 2023
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Casten, Sean
Illinois · Oct 6, 2023
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Oct 6, 2023
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Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Sep 27, 2023
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Sep 27, 2023
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Sánchez, Linda T.
California · May 2, 2023
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Apr 28, 2023
Bowman, Jamaal
· Apr 27, 2023
Bush, Cori
· Apr 27, 2023
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Carson, André
Indiana · Apr 27, 2023
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Carter, Troy A.
Louisiana · Apr 27, 2023
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Crockett, Jasmine
Texas · Apr 27, 2023
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Garcia, Robert
California · Apr 27, 2023
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Apr 27, 2023
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Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Apr 27, 2023
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Kamlager-Dove, Sydney
California · Apr 27, 2023
Lee, Barbara
· Apr 27, 2023
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Lee, Summer L.
Pennsylvania · Apr 27, 2023
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 27, 2023
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Mullin, Kevin
California · Apr 27, 2023
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Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Apr 27, 2023
Payne, Donald
· Apr 27, 2023
Porter, Katie
· Apr 27, 2023
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Apr 27, 2023
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Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Apr 27, 2023
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Williams, Nikema
Georgia · Apr 27, 2023
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Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Apr 27, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2952: RAP Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2952/
MLA
"H.R. 2952: RAP Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2952/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 2952, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2952/.
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[H.R. 2952: RAP Act of 2023](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2952/)
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