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H.R. 7984 (93rd)

Free Flow of Information Act

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Introduced

21 May 1973

Last action

21 May 1973 · Introduced

Status

Referred to House Committee on Judiciary.

Sponsors

Rep. Waldie, Jerome R. [D-CA-14], Rep. Koch, Edward I. [D-NY-18], Rep. McCloskey, Paul N., Jr. [R-CA-12], Rep. Ryan, Leo J. [D-CA-11], Rep. Brown, George E., Jr. [D-CA-42], Rep. Hawkins, Augustus F. [D-CA-29], Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13], Rep. Leggett, Robert L. [D-CA-4], Rep. Edwards, Don [D-CA-10], Rep. Roybal, Edward R. [D-CA-25], Rep. Rees, Thomas M. [D-CA-23], Rep. Corman, James C. [D-CA-21], Rep. Price, Melvin [D-IL-21], Rep. Podell, Bertram L. [D-NY-13], Rep. Burke, Yvonne B. [D-CA-28], Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Chisholm, Shirley [D-NY-12], Rep. Mitchell, Parren J. [D-MD-7], Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT], Del. Won Pat, Antonio B. [D-GU-At Large], Rep. Rosenthal, Benjamin S. [D-NY-8], Del. Fauntroy, Walter E. [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Badillo, Herman [D-NY-21], Rep. Stanton, James V. [I-OH-20]

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3 September 2025

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Summary

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that no person shall be required to disclose in any Federal or State proceeding: (1) the source of any published or unpublished information obtained in the gathering, receiving, or processing of information for any medium of communication to the public: or (2) any unpublished information obtained or prepared in gathering receiving, or processing of information for any medium of communication to the public.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

  1. 21 May 1973

    Introduced

    Referred to House Committee on Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 21 May 1973

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 21 May 1973

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

1 official file

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