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HR 424 118th Congress House Law Employee performance Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Supreme Court

Leaker Accountability Act of 2023

Introduced: January 30, 2023 Introduced by: Johnson, Mike Republican · Louisiana See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 20, 2023
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Leaker Accountability Act of 2023

This bill establishes a new federal crime for the unauthorized disclosure of confidential information by officers or employees of the Supreme Court.

Specifically, the bill prohibits an officer or employee of the Supreme Court from knowingly publishing, divulging, disclosing, or making known in any manner or to any extent not authorized by law any confidential information coming to that officer or employee in the course of the employment or official duties of that officer or employee.

A violation is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both.

What's happening now January 20, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Republican 9
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Carey, Mike
Ohio · Jan 30, 2023
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Jackson, Ronny
Texas · Jan 30, 2023
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Bergman, Jack
Michigan · Jan 25, 2023
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Lee, Laurel M.
Florida · Jan 25, 2023
Bishop, Dan
· Jan 24, 2023
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Fitzgerald, Scott
Wisconsin · Jan 24, 2023
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Babin, Brian
Texas · Jan 20, 2023
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Donalds, Byron
Florida · Jan 20, 2023
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Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Jan 20, 2023
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Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Jan 20, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 424: Leaker Accountability Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-424/
MLA
"H.R. 424: Leaker Accountability Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-424/.
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H.R. 424, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-424/.
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[H.R. 424: Leaker Accountability Act of 2023](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-424/)
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