H.R. 2819: Stop Subsidizing Hollywood Act

112th Congress · introduced 2011-08-12 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Where it came from: introduced 2011-08-12 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Stop Subsidizing Hollywood Act

Plain summary

Stop Subsidizing Hollywood Act - Prohibits the Secretary of Defense, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, and any other federal officer or employee from providing any information about the mission to kill Osama bin Laden to any person outside the federal government until the completion of an investigation and classified briefing to Congress by the Inspectors General of the Department of Defense (DOD) and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Requires such investigation and briefing to consider, at a minimum, all the questions set forth in the letter of August 9, 2011, from the Chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security to such Inspectors General. Directs the Secretary to: (1) determine the full costs of operations for providing assistance to entertainment media by the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs, and (2) require that fees charged to persons receiving such assistance be adequate to cover such full costs.

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Stop Subsidizing Hollywood Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2] · 0 cosponsors

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr2819.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>

Record fed-us-cong112-hr2819 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112