H.R. 6146 · 110th Congress
To amend title 28, United States Code, to prohibit recognition and enforcement of foreign defamation…
Full title
To amend title 28, United States Code, to prohibit recognition and enforcement of foreign defamation judgments.
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Berman
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Coble
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Conyers
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Gutiérrez
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Issa
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Jackson Lee
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Johnson
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Lofgren
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Nadler
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Udall
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Wexler
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Yarmuth
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Schiff
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Blackburn
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Davis
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Herger
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Franks
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King
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Poe12 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
- House Introduced May 22, 2008
- House Passed Sep 27, 2008
Amends the federal judicial code to prohibit a domestic court from recognizing or enforcing a foreign judgment for defamation that is based upon a publication concerning a public figure or a matter of public concern, unless the domestic court determines that the judgment is consistent with the First Amendment to the Constitution.
What it does: CRS summary · Passed House amended · Sep 27, 2008
Amends the federal judicial code to prohibit a domestic court from recognizing or enforcing a foreign judgment for defamation that is based upon a publication concerning a public figure or a matter of public concern, unless the domestic court determines that the judgment is consistent with the First Amendment to the Constitution.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: To amend title 28, United States Code, to prohibit recognition and enforcement of foreign defamation judgments.
Latest action (Sep 29, 2008): Received in the Senate.
Policy area: Law · Origin: House · Introduced: May 22, 2008
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
- House Introduced May 22, 2008
- House Passed Sep 27, 2008
No recorded floor vote found.