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H.R. 2952 (118th)

RAP Act of 2023

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Introduced

27 April 2023

Last action

27 April 2023 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Sponsors

Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4], Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16], Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2], Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24], Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47], Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37], Rep. Crockett, Jasmine [D-TX-30], Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2], Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7], Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Bush, Cori [D-MO-1], Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15], Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10], Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12], Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14], Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38], Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7], Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12], Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6], Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28], Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1], Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12], Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50], Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3], Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36], Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10], Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13], Rep. Casar, Greg [D-TX-35]

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Summary

Restoring Artistic Protection Act of 2023 or the RAP Act of 2023 This bill limits the admissibility of evidence of a defendant's creative or artistic expression against the defendant in a federal criminal or civil case. The term creative or artistic expression means the expression or application of creativity or imagination in the production or arrangement of forms, sounds, words, movements, or symbols, including music, dance, performance art, visual art, poetry, literature, film, and other such objects or media.

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Timeline

  1. 27 April 2023

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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  2. 27 April 2023

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 27 April 2023

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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