United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4935 (115th)
Journalist Protection Act
Introduced
5 February 2018
Last action
5 February 2018 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1], Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7], Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6], Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9], Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17], Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15], Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1], Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43], Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
11 August 2025
Summary
Journalist Protection Act This bill amends the federal criminal code to establish new criminal offenses for intentional acts (or attempts to commit acts) that cause bodily injury to a journalist.
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Timeline
5 February 2018
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
5 February 2018
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
5 February 2018
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 5 February 2018 · 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. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32] · D · Sponsor
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] · D · Sponsor
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Related records
- related to ← Journalist Protection Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4935
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/4935
- us · 115-hr-4935 · source updated 11 August 2025