Journalism Competition and Preservation Act of 2021
Summary
Journalism Competition and Preservation Act of 2021 This bill creates a four-year safe harbor from antitrust laws for print, broadcast, 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.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Mar 10, 2021
Last action May 18, 2021
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
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0
Committee
2
May 18, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
lower
Mar 10, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
lower
Mar 10, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 74 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
David N. Cicilline
DDemocratic
Co
Adam B. Schiff
DDemocratic
Co
Adriano Espaillat
DDemocratic
Co
Angie Craig
DDemocratic
Co
Anna G. Eshoo
DDemocratic
Co
Antonio Delgado
DDemocratic
Co
Brad Sherman
DDemocratic
Co
Brian K. Fitzpatrick
RRepublican
Co
Burgess Owens
RRepublican
Co
Carolyn B. Maloney
DDemocratic
Co
Conor Lamb
DDemocratic
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