HR 5699 · 110th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

Blogger Protection Act of 2008

Introduced 2008-04-03· Sponsored by Rep. Hensarling, Jeb [R-TX-5]· House

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.(2008-04-03)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Blogger Protection Act of 2008 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to: (1) exempt uncompensated individual Internet activity from treatment as a contribution to or expenditure of a campaign for federal office; and (2) cover blogs and other Internet and electronic publications under the general media exemption pertaining to expenditures.…

Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only

Cosponsors (20)

20 Republicans
Rep. Akin, W. Todd [R-MO-2]MO
Rep. Barrett, J. Gresham [R-SC-3]SC
Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6]MD
Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1]UT
Rep. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN-7]TN
Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8]TX
Rep. Broun, Paul C. [R-GA-10]GA
Rep. Campbell, John [R-CA-48]CA
Rep. Cannon, Chris [R-UT-3]UT
Rep. Cantor, Eric [R-VA-7]VA
Rep. Davis, David [R-TN-1]TN
Rep. Fallin, Mary [R-OK-5]OK
Rep. Feeney, Tom [R-FL-24]FL
Rep. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ-6]AZ
Resident Commissioner Fortuno, Luis G. [R-PR-At Large]PR
Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5]NC
Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-2]AZ
Rep. Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11]GA
Rep. Hoekstra, Peter [R-MI-2]MI
Rep. Kline, John [R-MN-2]MN