House bill · 110th Congress · Did not become law
To amend title 28, United States Code, to prohibit recognition and enforcement of foreign defamation judgments.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMay 22, 2008
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseSep 27, 2008 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 29, 2008 — Received in the Senate.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
19 cosponsors — 7 Republicans, 12 Democrats
7 of 19 cosponsors (37%) are from the other party.
Howard Berman (D-CA), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Howard Coble (R-NC), John Conyers (D-MI), Artur Davis (D-AL), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Wally Herger (R-CA), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Henry Johnson (D-GA), Peter King (R-NY), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ted Poe (R-TX), Adam Schiff (D-CA), Mark Udall (D-CO), Robert Wexler (D-FL), John Yarmuth (D-KY).
More from the sponsor
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 27, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.