H.R.2102 - Free Flow of Information Act of 2007

To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. view all titles (4)

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  • Short: Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 as passed house.
  • Short: Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 as introduced.
  • Short: Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 as reported to house.
  • Official: To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. as introduced.

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04/23/08
MIAMI HERALD: No more stalling on ...

Consider two cases that have arisen in the interim since the full House approved the Free Flow of Information Act (HR 2102) and the commi...

Source: Belleville News Democrat,  USA
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04/16/08
Blunt, Conyers, Pence, Boucher Urg...

... take up our bill, HR 2102, the Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 that passed the House of Representatives on October 16, 2007, by ...

Source: PR Newswire (press release), NY
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04/14/08
ACLU Encouraged By Bipartisan Supp...

... the American Civil Liberties Union asked the Senate leadership to use that momentum to bring HR 2102, the House-passed version of the...

Source: ACLU (press release), NY
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04/14/08
We Don't Need No Stinkin' Shield L...

... Murdoch's News Corp. to NPR to the New York Times Company is backing the bill, whose House analog, HR 2102, cleared that chamber 398 ...

Source: Slate
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04/03/08
SPJ Leaders Urge Bush Administrati...

By a vote of 398-21 on Oct. 16, the House passed its version of the bill, HR 2102 that was introduced by Reps. Rick Boucher, (D-Va. ...

Source: Earthtimes, UK
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11/01/07
ACLU Asks Senate to Take Stronger ...

The House passed HR 2102, the Free Flow of Information Act of 2007, by a veto-proof majority of 398 to 21. "Freedom of the press means ex...

Source: ACLU (press release), NY
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10/31/07
Pass federal shield law bill

HR 2102, introduced by Reps. Mike Pence (R-Ind.) and Rick Boucher (D-Va.), will protect journalists from having to reveal the identity of...

Source: Clarion Online - Glendora (subscription), CA
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10/30/07
House of Representatives passes sh...

The Free Flow of Information Act of 2007, HR 2102, would for the first time extend shield protections already in effect in thirty-three s...

Source: Straight Goods, Canada
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10/28/07
Act Grants Journalists More Rights

The Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 (HR 2102) passed with bipartisan support in a 398 to 21 vote on the floor of the US House of Rep...

Source: Daily Nexus, CA
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10/28/07
Shield law: Senate needs to approv...

On Oct. 16, members of the US House of Representatives gave resounding approval to HR 2102, the Free Flow of Information Act. The vote wa...

Source: El Paso Times, TX
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06/01/11
H.R.2102: FCC Commissioners' Techn...

All Bill Titles. Short: FCC Commissioners' Technical Resource Enhancement Act as introduced. Official: To permit each commissioner of the...

Source: opencongress.org
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06/01/11
H.R.2102: FCC Commissioners' Techn...

All Bill Titles. Short: FCC Commissioners' Technical Resource Enhancement Act as introduced. Official: To permit each commissioner of the...

Source: opencongress.org
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06/01/11
H.R.2102 - OpenCongress

All Bill Titles. Short: FCC Commissioners' Technical Resource Enhancement Act as introduced.Official: To permit each commissioner of the ...

Source: opencongress.org
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04/26/09
H.R.2102: United States Public Ser...

The Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 (HR 2102) has advanced in the 110th Congress farther than any shield bill introduced to date. Ho...

Source: opencongress.org
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12/15/08
Instapundit.com -

This goes back to lobbying for H. R. 2102, now in the Senate. The bill would provide legal exemptions and a federal "shield law" for jour...

Source: Instapundit.com (v.2)
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12/02/08
WatchDog TipSheet Story ideas with...

The House passed a shield bill (HR 2102, the "Free Flow of Information Act") by a 398-21 vote on October 16, 2007 — but the Senate fail...

Source: SEJ Watchdog TipSheet
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10/10/08
When a Liberal Voting Bill hits th...

Bill Passed - House (264 - 157). 10/16/2007. Reporter's Source Confidentiality Guidelines HR 2102. NV. Bill Passed - House (398 - 21). 10...

Source: Elect Dennis Spisak for Congress-Ohio's...
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09/15/08
reply from washington

as you may know, congressman rick boucher (d-va) introduced the free flow of information act (hr2102) in the house of representatives and...

Source: alisonbowen
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09/03/08
Beat the Press Archive | The Ameri...

There is another bill in the house s.2035 H.R. 2102 called a shield law for the press. Look at this people, we have way too many problems...

Source: Beat the Press
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08/20/08
Journalists’ Privilege: Overview...

During the 109th Congress three bills were introduced: S. 1419, S. 2831, and HR 3323. Three bills have also been introduced in the 110th ...

Source: MPL Gov Info
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