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.
previous 110th session of congress Other Bill Titles (4 more) 10/16/2007--Passed House amended. Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 -
(Sec. 2) Prohibits a federal entity (an entity or employee of the judicial or executive branch or an administrative agency of the federal government), in any matter arising under federal law, from compell... more
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Amendments
This bill has 3 amendments. See All Amendments
Bill Status
| Introduced | ![]() | Voted on by House | ![]() | Voted on by Senate | ![]() | Considered By President | ![]() | Bill Becomes Law |
| May 02, 2007 | October 16, 2007 |
Latest Vote
| October 16, 2007Roll call number 973 in the House | |||
| Question: On Passage: H R 2102 Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 | |||
| Required percentage of 'Aye' votes: 1/2 (50%) | Percentage of 'aye' votes: 92% | Result: Passed | |
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In the News
April 24, 2008 MIAMI HERALD: No more stalling on federal shield law
Consider two cases that have arisen in the interim since the full House approved the Free Flow of Information Act (HR 2102) and the committee approved the ...
April 17, 2008 Blunt, Conyers, Pence, Boucher Urge Senate to Take Up Media Shield ...
... 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 a vote of 398-21. ...
April 15, 2008 We Don't Need No Stinkin' Shield Law, Part 1
... 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 to 21 last October. ...
Blog Coverage
December 16, 2008 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 journalists, but only for "professional journalists." Anyone not making a living at journalism would ..
Source: Instapundit.com (v.2)
December 03, 2008 WatchDog TipSheet Story ideas with a focus on First Amendment ...
The House passed a shield bill (HR 2102, the "Free Flow of Information Act") by a 398-21 vote on October 16, 2007 â but the Senate failed to muster the 60 votes needed to cut off debate on a similar bill (S 2035) in that chamber. ...
Source: SEJ Watchdog TipSheet
October 11, 2008 When a Liberal Voting Bill hits the hill, Charlie Wilson hides by ...
Bill Passed - House (264 - 157). 10/16/2007. Reporter's Source Confidentiality Guidelines HR 2102. NV. Bill Passed - House (398 - 21). 10/16/2007. Sense of the House on Classification of Information on Corruption in Iraq H Res 734 ...












