Leak and Lose Act of 2022
Summary
Leak and Lose Act of 2022 This bill establishes federal criminal offenses for acts involving the concealment, removal, or destruction of an opinion or draft opinion of the Supreme Court before it is published. Specifically, the bill prohibits the willful and unlawful (1) concealment, removal, mutilation, obliteration, or destruction of an opinion or draft opinion; (2) attempt to conceal, remove, mutilate, obliterate, or destroy an opinion or draft opinion; and (3) taking or carrying away of an opinion or draft opinion with the intent to conceal, remove, mutilate, obliterate, or destroy. An individual who violates the prohibition is subject to a $5,000 fine and, if applicable, the permanent forfeiture of his or her admission to federal courts for the practice of law.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced May 10, 2022
Last action Nov 1, 2022
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
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Committee
3
Nov 1, 2022
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
lower
Nov 1, 2022
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
lower
May 10, 2022
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
lower
May 10, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 20 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
William R. Timmons IV
RRepublican
Co
Andrew R. Garbarino
RRepublican
Co
Blaine Luetkemeyer
RRepublican
Co
Byron Donalds
RRepublican
Co
Christopher H. Smith
RRepublican
Co
Don Bacon
RRepublican
Co
Fred Upton
RRepublican
Co
Gary J. Palmer
RRepublican
Co
Jeff Duncan
RRepublican
Co
Jefferson Van Drew
RRepublican
Co
Jim Banks
RRepublican
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