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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced May 5, 2025 by Eric Swalwell · Last progress May 5, 2025
Creates a new federal crime called “Assault against journalists” that makes it illegal to knowingly injure a person while they are gathering news or to injure someone to stop them from reporting. The law defines key terms such as “journalist” and “newsgathering,” and sets criminal penalties: up to 3 years imprisonment for causing bodily injury and up to 6 years for causing serious bodily injury. The new statutory provision is added to the Title 18 table of sections.
