Journalism Competition and Preservation Act of 2019
Latest action · Jun 3, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 3, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 3, 2019 to Oct 20, 2020; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Jun 3, 2019 |
| R-LA | Bill Cassidy | Sep 19, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Sep 19, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Dec 17, 2019 | |
| R-KY | Rand Paul | Dec 17, 2019 | |
| R-KY | Mitch McConnell | Jan 6, 2020 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Oct 20, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jun 3, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 3, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Jun 3, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2054 | Journalism Competition and Preservation Act of 2019 | Related bill | May 15, 2019 |
| S 5058 | Local News and Broadcast Media Preservation Act of 2020 | Related bill | Dec 17, 2020 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to provide a temporary safe harbor for publishers of online content to collectively negotiate with dominant online platforms regarding the terms on which content may be distributed.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Journalism Competition and Preservation Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 3, 2019Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
