Daniel Ellsberg Press Freedom and Whistleblower Protection Act of 2026
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, Daniel Ellsberg Press Freedom and Whistleblower Protection Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients. The main policy domain is Foreign Policy, Healthcare, Defense.
Who Benefits and How
foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H5615E977973F4B41A4B80A07827BFD66: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Daniel Ellsberg Press Freedom and Whistleblower Protection Act of 2026.
- Section H91BF3EC38A68434A98B47EA1BAD7B48B: 2. Espionage Act reform Section 793 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— in subsection (a), by striking with intent or reason to believe and inserting...
- Section H61E01EFD9BCE43A5B61F42BC94D5F830: 799A. Testimony of purpose A defendant charged with an offense under section 793 or 798 shall be permitted to testify about their purpose for engaging in the...
- Section HCF5F41C358754D949A9C71BFC558E015: 799B. Affirmative defense It is an affirmative defense to a charge under section 793 or 798 that the defendant engaged in the prohibited conduct for the...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, Daniel Ellsberg Press Freedom and Whistleblower Protection Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients.
Key Policy Areas
Foreign Policy, Healthcare, Defense
Primary Purpose
This bill, Daniel Ellsberg Press Freedom and Whistleblower Protection Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Ms. Tlaib (for herself, Mr. García of Illinois, Ms. Lee …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "federal_implementing_agencies"
- → Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
an individual who— receives official access to classified information granted by the United States Government
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