HOUSE 1735117th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
Journalism Competition and Preservation Act of 2021
- Last Action
- 5/18/2021
Actions
- 2021-05-18Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
- 2021-03-10Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- 2021-03-10Introduced in House
- 2021-03-10Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-03-10 (00)
Journalism Competition and Preservation Act of 2021
This bill creates a four-year safe harbor from antitrust laws for print, broadcast, or digital news companies to collectively negotiate with online content distributors (e.g., social media companies) regarding the terms on which the news companies' content may be distributed by online content distributors.
Cosponsors (20)
- Ken Buck (R-CO)
- Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA)
- Jamie Raskin (D-MD)
- Victoria Spartz (R-IN)
- Mary Scanlon (D-PA)
- Susan Wild (D-PA)
- W. Steube (R-FL)
- Matt Gaetz (R-FL)
- Burgess Owens (R-UT)
- Pramila Jayapal (D-WA)
- Henry Johnson (D-GA)
- Mondaire Jones (D-NY)
- ANNA ESHOO (D-CA)
- Madeleine Dean (D-PA)
- David Scott (D-GA)
- Vern Buchanan (R-FL)
- Theodore Deutch (D-FL)
- Lucy McBath (D-GA)
- LLOYD DOGGETT (D-TX)
- Mike Rogers (R-AL)
Subjects
- Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
- Competition and antitrust
- Digital media
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- News media and reporting
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