House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJun 21, 2023
- Committee actionJul 19, 2023
- Passed HouseJan 18, 2024 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 22, 2024 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4250.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4250, PRESS Act” on August 28, 2023. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on July 19, 2023”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 28, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/59531
- CBO publication date
- August 28, 2023
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4250, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/4250
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4262892e28ceed220e5c74e65ae48dc50d1b589065db9b4e65f90f7fe881de75
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4250, PRESS Act” on August 28, 2023. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on July 19, 2023”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 28, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/59531
- CBO publication date
- August 28, 2023
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4250, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/4250
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4262892e28ceed220e5c74e65ae48dc50d1b589065db9b4e65f90f7fe881de75
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 118-299 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on December 5, 2023.Source: Congress.gov, reported December 5, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/118/HRPT/299
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4250, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/4250
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4262892e28ceed220e5c74e65ae48dc50d1b589065db9b4e65f90f7fe881de75
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. KILEY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 108, June 21, 2023, Page H3072):Article I, Section 8 The single subject of this legislation is; To maintain the free flow of information to the public by establishing appropriate limits on the federally compelled disclosure of information obtained as part of engaging in journalism.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 21, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 250 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4250, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/4250
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4262892e28ceed220e5c74e65ae48dc50d1b589065db9b4e65f90f7fe881de75
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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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 — 9 Republicans, 10 Democrats
10 of 19 cosponsors (53%) are from the other party.
Kelly Armstrong (R-ND), Ben Cline (R-VA), Russell Fry (R-SC), Harriet Hageman (R-WY), Ashley Hinson (R-IA), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Henry Johnson (D-GA), Daniel Kildee (D-MI), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Barry Moore (R-AL), Grace Napolitano (D-CA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Jay Obernolte (R-CA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), David Valadao (R-CA).
More from the sponsor
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 15, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.