United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1735 (93rd)
A bill to protect confidential sources of the news media.
Introduced
11 January 1973
Last action
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Status
Referred to House Committee on Judiciary.
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1 August 2024
Summary
Provides that no person connected with or employed by the news media or press, or otherwise engaged in gathering material for publication or broadcast, can be required by the Congress or any court, grand jury, or administrative body to disclose any information or the source of any information procured for publication or broadcast, whether or not such information is actually published or broadcast.
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1 official file
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 11 January 1973
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/93rd-congress/house-bill/1735
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/93/hr/1735