HOUSE 2054116th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
Journalism Competition and Preservation Act of 2019
- Last Action
- 5/15/2019
Actions
- 2019-05-15Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
- 2019-04-03Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- 2019-04-03Introduced in House
- 2019-04-03Introduced in House
- 2019-04-02Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2981)
CRS Summary
As of 2019-04-03 (00)
Journalism Competition and Preservation Act of 2019
This bill creates a four-year safe harbor from antitrust laws for print 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 (13)
- Doug Collins (R-GA)
- Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA)
- Donna Shalala (D-FL)
- Joe Courtney (D-CT)
- Steve Stivers (R-OH)
- James Comer (R-KY)
- Jamie Raskin (D-MD)
- Steve Cohen (D-TN)
- John Carter (R-TX)
- Theodore Deutch (D-FL)
- Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ)
- Seth Moulton (D-MA)
- Charlie Crist (D-FL)
Subjects
- Competition and antitrust
- Digital media
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- News media and reporting
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