House Bill 2054
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Journalism Competition and Preservation Act of 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House on Apr 3, 2019
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
2054
Congress
116
Policy Area
Science, Technology, Communications
Science, Technology, Communications
Primary focus of measure is natural sciences, space exploration, research policy and funding, research and development, STEM education, scientific cooperation and communication; technology policies, telecommunication, information technology; digital media, journalism. Measures concerning scientific education may fall under Education policy area.
David Cicilline
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No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Journalism Competition and Preservation Act of 2019
This bill creates a four-year safe harbor from antitrust laws for print or digital news companies to collectively negotiate with online content distributors (e.g., social media companies) regarding the terms on which the news companies' content may be distributed by online content distributors.
April 3, 2019
05/15/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
04/03/2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
04/03/2019
Introduced in House
04/02/2019
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2981)
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 7:02:21 PM