👀 I’m Just a Bill — PRESS Act

A Liana Banyan “I’m Just a Bill” Bounty Poster

What is this bill?

The Protect Reporters from Exploitative State Spying (PRESS) Act in the 119th Congress establishing a federal shield law for journalists protecting source confidentiality, with specified exceptions.

What does it actually do?

• Source protection — federal protection for journalist-source confidentiality
• Exceptions — clear exceptions for terrorism, kidnapping, imminent harm
• Definition of “journalist” — broad enough to cover independent and cooperative-class journalists, narrow enough to exclude bad-faith actors
• Tech-company protection — limits federal subpoenas to tech companies seeking journalist communications

Who votes when?

• House Judiciary + Senate Judiciary active consideration; historically bipartisan with intelligence-community concerns

How does this affect cooperative-class families?

Composes with #9 Rally Group member-organized civic-information work, #15 Political Expedition Council “I’m Just a Bill” pilot vetting infrastructure, and the cooperative’s broader Federal-Congressional Body Cam transparency doctrine.

Shirley Temple Truth Score

🟡 Provisional.

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