H.R. 2102: Free Flow of Information Act of 2007
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H.R. 2102: Free Flow of Information Act of 2007
110th Congress · introduced 2007-05-02 · Law · Latest: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 428.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2007-05-02 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: 2 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 972 (2007): On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, HR2102 (2007-10-16), Passed. See all
- Where it stands now: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 428. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Free Flow of Information Act of 2007
Plain summary
Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 - Prohibits a federal entity (an entity or employee of the judicial or executive branch or an administrative agency) from compelling a covered person (a person engaged in journalism, including their supervisor, employer, parent, subsidiary, or affiliate) to testify or produce any document unless a court makes specified determinations by a preponderance of the evidence. Requires the content of compelled testimony or documents to be limited and narrowly tailored. Applies this Act to communications service providers with regard to testimony or any record, information, or other communication that relates to a business transaction between such providers and covered persons. Sets forth notice requirements. Permits a court to delay notice to a covered person upon determining that such notice would pose a substantial threat to the integrity of a criminal investigation.
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
Free Flow of Information Act of 2007
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9] · 71 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2102, Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 (2007-09-05); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2102, Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 (2007-09-05)
Cosponsors on this site
Steve Cohen (D-TN), John B. Larson (D-CT), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Tim Walberg (R-MI), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Al Green (D-TX), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL) and 11 more.
Recorded votes
- House roll call 972 (2007): On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, HR2102 (2007-10-16): Passed
- House roll call 973 (2007): On Passage, HR2102 (2007-10-16): Passed
Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-110hr2102.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/110/hr>
Record fed-us-cong110-hr2102 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110