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H.R. 6146: To amend title 28, United States Code, to prohibit recognition and enforcement of foreign defamation judgments.

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H.R. 6146: To amend title 28, United States Code, to prohibit recognition and enforcement of foreign defamation judgments.

110th Congress · introduced 2008-05-22 · Law · Latest: Received in the Senate.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2008-05-22 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

To amend title 28, United States Code, to prohibit recognition and enforcement of foreign defamation judgments.

Plain summary

Amends the federal judicial code to prohibit a domestic court from recognizing or enforcing a foreign judgment for defamation that is based upon a publication concerning a public figure or a matter of public concern, unless the domestic court determines that the judgment is consistent with the First Amendment to the Constitution.

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

To amend title 28, United States Code, to prohibit recognition and enforcement of foreign defamation judgments.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] · 19 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Darrell Issa (R-CA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] reported raising $785,039 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong110-hr6146 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110