Leaker Accountability Act of 2023
Summary
Leaker Accountability Act of 2023 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
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Jan 20, 2023
Last action Jan 20, 2023
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Full legislative history
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Total actions
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Committee
1
Jan 20, 2023
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
lower
Jan 20, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 10 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mike Johnson
RRepublican
Co
Brian Babin
RRepublican
Co
Byron Donalds
RRepublican
Co
Dan Bishop
RRepublican
Co
Jack Bergman
RRepublican
Co
Jefferson Van Drew
RRepublican
Co
Laurel M. Lee
RRepublican
Co
Mike Carey
RRepublican
Co
Randy K. Weber, Sr.
RRepublican
Co
Ronny Jackson
RRepublican
Co
Scott Fitzgerald
RRepublican
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