Leaker Accountability Act of 2022
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (May 31, 2022)
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.
What just happenedNov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseMay 31, 2022
- Nov 1, 2022Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee - Nov 1, 2022Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee - May 31, 2022IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Judiciary Committee - May 31, 2022IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- May 31, 2022IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House