House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

RAP Act of 2025

H.R. 4678Introduced Jul 23, 2025Policy area: Law

Official title: To amend the Federal Rules of Evidence to limit the admissibility of evidence of a defendant's creative or artistic expression against such defendant, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Rep. Henry Johnson D-GA

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Where it went

IntroducedJul 23, 2025
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Latest action: Jul 23, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4678.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 126, July 23, 2025, Page H3648):
U.S. Constitution, Article 1, Section 8
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 23, 2025 ↗
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H.R. 4678, 119th Congress
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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

21 cosponsors — 21 Democrats

0 of 21 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

André Carson (D-IN), Sean Casten (D-IL), Judy Chu (D-CA), Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), Maxwell Frost (D-FL), Daniel Goldman (D-NY), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), James McGovern (D-MA), LaMonica McIver (D-NJ), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Delia Ramirez (D-IL), Terri Sewell (D-AL), Melanie Stansbury (D-NM), Shri Thanedar (D-MI), Bennie Thompson (D-MS), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Nikema Williams (D-GA), Frederica Wilson (D-FL).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Henry Johnson.

Sponsor’s state and district

Georgia in Congress · GA-4 district

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Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.