HR 5060 · 93th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

Free Flow of Information Act

Introduced 1973-03-01· Sponsored by Rep. Matsunaga, Spark M. [D-HI-1]· House

Bill Progress

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 House Committee on the Judiciary.(1973-03-01)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Free Flow of Information Act - States that no person shall be required by the Congress or any court, grand jury, or administrative body of the U.S. to disclose any confidential information or the source of such information received, processed, or obtained by him in his capacity as a reporter, editor, commentator, journalist, writer, correspondent, announcer or other person engaged in the gathering or presentation of news for any newspaper, periodical, press association, newspaper syndicate, wire service, radio or television station, or any other news medium.…

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