HR 3203 · in committee · major
Journalist Protection Act
- criminal justice
What this bill does
- Creates new federal crimes for intentionally injuring journalists or attempting to do so.
- Protects reporters and news workers from physical violence motivated by their work.
- Allows federal prosecution when journalists are targeted for assault based on their profession.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would federal prosecutors distinguish between assaults motivated by journalism work versus personal disputes to apply this law fairly?
- 02
What specific protections would this bill add beyond existing assault and hate crime laws already on the books?
- 03
Should this law apply equally to all journalists or only those working for established news organizations, and why?
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Sponsor · D-CA-14
Eric Swalwell
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1/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-05-05
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Legislative timeline
2025-05-05 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2025-05-05 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-05-05 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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