HR 7917 United States House · 117th Congress

Leaker Accountability Act of 2022

Summary
Leaker Accountability Act of 2022 This bill establishes a new federal crime for the unauthorized disclosure of confidential information by officers or employees of the Supreme Court. Specifically, the bill prohibits an officer or employee of the Supreme Court from knowingly publishing, divulging, disclosing, or making known in any manner or to any extent not authorized by law any confidential information coming to that officer or employee in the course of the employment or official duties of that officer or employee. A violation is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2022
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President
Introduced May 31, 2022 Last action Nov 1, 2022
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Nov 1, 2022
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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Nov 1, 2022
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
lower
May 31, 2022
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
lower
May 31, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in House
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1 primary · 12 co-sponsors

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