Free Speech Protection Act of 2009

Summary

Free Speech Protection Act of 2009 - Allows any U.S. person against whom a lawsuit for defamation is brought in a foreign country on the basis of the content of any speech by that person that has been published, uttered, or otherwise disseminated primarily in the United States to bring an action in a U.S. district court against any person who, or entity which, brought the suit, if the speech at issue in the foreign lawsuit does not constitute defamation under U.S. law. Allows the award of treble damages if it is determined by a preponderance of the evidence that the person or entity bringing the foreign lawsuit intentionally engaged in a scheme to suppress rights under the First Amendment to the Constitution by discouraging publishers or other media from publishing, or by discouraging financial supporters from employing, retaining, or supporting the research, writing, or other speech of an individual.

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Timeline

1. 4 March 2009

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 4 March 2009

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 4 March 2009

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 19 August 2009

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 4 March 2009 · Download file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 4 March 2009

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 4 March 2009

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Sponsors

• Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Shadegg, John B. [R-AZ-3] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Westmoreland, Lynn A. [R-GA-3] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Broun, Paul C. [R-GA-10] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-39] · R · Cosponsor
• · hsju00 · Standing

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