Press Protection Act

Summary

Press Protection Act - Prohibits the issuance of a search warrant by any Federal, State, or other governmental authority to search any place or seize the possessions of any person engaged in print or broadcast media work except by a court upon probable cause that such person has committed or is committing a criminal offense or that evidence will otherwise be destroyed.

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Timeline

1. 28 June 1978

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 28 June 1978

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 28 June 1978

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 28 June 1978

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Railsback, Thomas F. [R-IL-19] · R · Sponsor
• · hsju00 · Standing

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