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RAP Act of 2023

H.R. 2952 Rep. Henry Johnson (D-GA-4) In committee
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  1. Introduced Apr 27
  2. Committee Apr 27
  3. Passed House Next
  4. Passed Senate Not yet
  5. To President Not yet
  6. Law Not yet
Where it stands
In committee, Apr 27, 2023Next: House vote
1280d ago Apr 27, 2023: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Summary

Restoring Artistic Protection Act of 2023 or the RAP Act of 2023

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This bill limits the admissibility of evidence of a defendant's creative or artistic expression against the defendant in a federal criminal or civil case. The term creative or artistic expression means the expression or application of creativity or imagination in the production or arrangement of forms, sounds, words, movements, or symbols, including music, dance, performance art, visual art, poetry, literature, film, and other such objects or media.

Library of Congress summary, Apr 27, 2023

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  • Introduced in HouseApr 27, 2023

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