Free Flow of Information Act

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

6 February 1973

Last action

6 February 1973 · Introduced

Status

Referred to House Committee on Judiciary.

Summary

Free Flow of Information Act - Declares the purpose of this Act to be to insure the free flow of news and other information to the public. Provides that no person shall be required to disclose in any Federal or State proceeding: (1) the source of any published or unpublished information obtained in the gathering, receiving, or processing of information for any medium of communication to the public; or (2) any unpublished information obtained or prepared in gathering, receiving, or processing of information for any medium of communication to the public. Defines the terms used in this Act.

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Timeline

6 February 1973
Introduced
Referred to House Committee on Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
6 February 1973
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
6 February 1973
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral

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Introduced in House
summary · EN · 6 February 1973
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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/93rd-congress/house-bill/3811
Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/93/hr/3811
us · 93-hr-3811 · source updated 3 September 2025