118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 2952 — RAP Act of 2023

“To amend the Federal Rules of Evidence to limit the admissibility of evidence of a defendant's creative or artistic expression against such defendant, and for other purposes.”

Law

Introduced Apr 27, 2023

Last action Apr 27, 2023

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Apr 27, 2023

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SummaryCRS Summary

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.

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in House

Timeline · 2 actions

Apr 27, 2023

Introduced in House

Apr 27, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.