United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 14029 (95th)
Newspersons' Privilege Act
Introduced
8 September 1978
Last action
8 September 1978 · Introduced
Status
Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
Rep. Ottinger, Richard L. [D-NY-20]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
2 September 2025
Summary
Newspersons' Privilege Act - Prohibits Congress, or any Congressional committee or subcommittee, or any court, grand jury, or administrative body of the United States or any State, from requiring that any newsperson reveal information or sources of information which such newsperson received while acting in a journalistic capacity.
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Timeline
8 September 1978
Introduced
Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
8 September 1978
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
8 September 1978
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
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Documents
1 official file
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Introduced in House
summary · EN · 8 September 1978
Sponsors
- Rep. Ottinger, Richard L. [D-NY-20] · D · Sponsor
- · hsju00 · Standing
Related records
- related to ← Newspersons Privilege Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/house-bill/14029
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/95/hr/14029
- us · 95-hr-14029 · source updated 2 September 2025