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3/4/2009--Introduced.Free Speech Protection Act of 2009 - Allows any U.S. person against whom a lawsuit for defamation is brought in a foreign country on the basis of the content of any speech by that person that has been published, uttered, or otherwise disseminated primarily in the United States to bring an action in a U.S. district court against any person who, or entity which, brought the suit, if the speech at issue in the foreign lawsuit does not constitute defamation under U.S. law. Allows the award of treble damages if it is determined by a preponderance of the evidence that the person or entity bringing the foreign lawsuit intentionally engaged in a scheme to suppress rights under the First Amendment to the Constitution by discouraging publishers or other media from publishing, or by discouraging financial supporters from employing, retaining, or supporting the research, writing, or other speech of an individual.

1250654400 2009-08-19 Fri Nov 13 15:38:46 -0600 2009 introduced 55514 'law':16 'basi':35 'case':18 'caus':5 'unit':14,30,42 'court':28 'creat':2 'defam':11,21 'exist':12 'feder':4 'state':15,31,43 'action':7,22 'person':32 'public':37 'speech':39 'brought':25 'foreign':27 'whether':10 'determin':9 69527 false official introduced 55514 'act':4 '2009':6 'free':1 'speech':2 'protect':3 69526 false short action 55514 Fri Aug 28 18:54:17 -0500 2009 1250654400 Wed Aug 19 00:00:00 -0500 2009 207542 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy. K000210 1944-04-05 6060 436 Cannon House Office Building http://peteking.house.gov/zip.shtml 3 202-226-2279 Peter 'r':4 '-3':6 'ny':5 'rep':1 'king':3,8,11 'pete':9 'peter':2,7,10 M 400219 King Peter_T._King T. Rep. Peter King [R, NY-3] 2296 Pete N00001193 7899 Republican 202-225-7896 Roman Catholic NY Pete Peter King 3.89473684210526 http://peteking.house.gov/ B001231 1951-01-20 3459 405 Cannon House Office Building http://berkley.house.gov/contact/email.html 1 202-225-3119 Shelley 'd':4 '-1':6 'nv':5 'rep':1 'berkley':3,8,10 'shelley':2,7,9 F 400024 Berkley Shelley_Berkley Rep. Shelley Berkley [D, NV-1] 1719 N00009818 7569 Democrat 202-225-5965 Jewish NV Shelley Berkley 1.66666666666667 http://berkley.house.gov/ B001262 1946-12-07 3304 2104 Rayburn House Office Building http://broun.house.gov/email.shtml 10 202-226-0776 Paul 'r':4 'ga':5 '-10':6 'rep':1 'paul':2,7,9 'broun':3,8,10 M 412252 Broun Paul_Braun,_Jr. C. Rep. Paul Broun [R, GA-10] 1182 N00028986 4114 Republican 202-225-4101 Baptist GA Paul Broun 5.31578947368421 http://broun.house.gov/ RepPaulBroun C000556 1931-03-18 1961 2468 Rayburn House Office Building http://www.house.gov/writerep 6 202-225-8611 Howard 'r':4 '-6':6 'nc':5 'rep':1 'cobl':3,8,10 'howard':2,7,9 M 400076 Coble Howard_Coble Rep. Howard Coble [R, NC-6] 877 N00002247 6655 Republican 202-225-3065 Presbyterian NC Howard Howard Coble 5.28571428571429 http://coble.house.gov/ F000448 1957-06-19 2932 1237 Longworth House Office Building https://forms.house.gov/franks/email_zipcheck.shtml 2 202-225-6328 Trent 'r':4 '-2':6 'az':5 'rep':1 'frank':3,8,10 'trent':2,7,9 M 400141 Franks Trent_Franks Rep. Trent Franks [R, AZ-2] 1116 N00006423 8892 Republican 202-225-4576 Baptist AZ Trent Franks 4.47619047619048 http://www.house.gov/franks/index.shtml RepTrentFranks I000057 1958-05-30 4501 432 Cannon House Office Building http://www.house.gov/formisrael/contact.html 2 202-225-4669 Steve 'd':4 '-2':6 'ny':5 'rep':1 'steve':2,7,9 'israel':3,8,10 M 400195 Israel Steve_Israel J. Rep. Steve Israel [D, NY-2] 1855 N00013345 6803 Democrat 202-225-3335 Jewish NY Steve Israel 2.5 http://www.house.gov/israel/ RepSteveIsrael M001134 1941-08-01 3803 230 Cannon House Office Building http://myrick.house.gov/zipauth.shtml 9 202-225-3389 Sue 'r':4 '-9':6 'nc':5 'rep':1 'sue':2,7,9 'myrick':3,8,10 F 400288 Myrick Sue_Wilkins_Myrick W. Rep. Sue Myrick [R, NC-9] 1079 N00002327 7167 Republican 202-225-1976 Methodist NC Sue Myrick 6.55555555555556 http://myrick.house.gov/index.shtml P000592 1948-10-13 3246 1605 Longworth House Office Building http://poe.house.gov/email/ 2 202-225-5547 Ted 'r':4 '-2':6 'tx':5 'poe':3,8,10 'rep':1 'ted':2,7,9 M 400652 Poe Ted_Poe Rep. Ted Poe [R, TX-2] 1044 N00026457 7579 Republican 202-225-6565 Unknown TX Ted Poe 5.14285714285714 http://www.house.gov/poe/ S000275 1949-10-22 4352 306 Cannon House Office Building http://www.house.gov/formshadegg/emailtemplate.htm 3 202-225-3462 John 'r':4 '-3':6 'az':5 'rep':1 'john':2,7,9 'shadegg':3,8,10 M 400368 Shadegg John_B._Shadegg B. Rep. John Shadegg [R, AZ-3] 1228 N00006425 7804 Republican 202-225-3361 Episcopalian AZ John Shadegg 7.52941176470588 http://johnshadegg.house.gov/ W000796 1950-04-02 2670 1213 Longworth House Office Building http://www.house.gov/writerep 3 202-225-2515 Lynn 'r':4 '-3':6 'ga':5 'rep':1 'lynn':2,7,9 'westmoreland':3,8,10 M 400627 Westmoreland Lynn_A._Westmoreland A. Rep. Lynn Westmoreland [R, GA-3] 843 N00026163 6746 Republican 202-225-5901 GA Lynn Westmoreland 6.125 http://westmoreland.house.gov/ W000672 1939-01-30 4471 241 Cannon House Office Building http://www.house.gov/formwolf/contact_email/emailzip.shtml 10 202-225-0437 Frank 'r':4 'va':5 '-10':6 'rep':1 'wolf':3,8,10 'frank':2,7,9 M 400435 Wolf Frank_R._Wolf Rudolph Rep. Frank Wolf [R, VA-10] 1878 N00002073 6965 Republican 202-225-5136 Presbyterian VA Frank Wolf 6.83333333333333 http://www.house.gov/wolf/ RepFrankWolf action 55514 Fri Aug 28 18:54:17 -0500 2009 1250654400 Wed Aug 19 00:00:00 -0500 2009 207542 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy. action 55514 1236142800 Wed Mar 04 00:00:00 -0600 2009 186262 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. introduced 55514 1236142800 Wed Mar 04 00:00:00 -0600 2009 186261