United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1684 (116th)
Journalist Protection Act
Introduced
12 March 2019
Last action
3 May 2019 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Sponsors
Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1], Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4], Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6], Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17], Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9], Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1], Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9], Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12], Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7], Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9], Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10], Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Journalist Protection Act This bill establishes new criminal offenses for intentional acts (or attempts to commit acts) that cause bodily injury to a journalist.
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Timeline
12 March 2019
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
12 March 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
12 March 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
3 May 2019
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 12 March 2019 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] · D · Sponsor
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1684
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/1684
- us · 116-hr-1684 · source updated 5 December 2025