# 117-hr-7713: Leak and Lose Act of 2022

117-hr-7713, Leak and Lose Act of 2022, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Timmons, William R. [R-SC-4] (R-SC); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-7713
- Congress: 117
- Title: Leak and Lose Act of 2022
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Introduced: 2022-05-10
- Sponsor: Rep. Timmons, William R. [R-SC-4] (R-SC)
- Cosponsors: 20
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Leak and Lose Act of 2022 This bill establishes federal criminal offenses for acts involving the concealment, removal, or destruction of an opinion or draft opinion of the Supreme Court before it is published. Specifically, the bill prohibits the willful and unlawful (1) concealment, removal, mutilation, obliteration, or destruction of an opinion or draft opinion; (2) attempt to conceal, remove, mutilate, obliterate, or destroy an opinion or draft opinion; and (3) taking or carrying away of an opinion or draft opinion with the intent to conceal, remove, mutilate, obliterate, or destroy. An individual who violates the prohibition is subject to a $5,000 fine and, if applicable, the permanent forfeiture of his or her admission to federal courts for the practice of law.

## Cosponsors (20)

- Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] (R-SC), 2022-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Palmer, Gary J. [R-AL-6] (R-AL), 2022-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19] (R-FL), 2022-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Mark E. [R-TN-7] (R-TN), 2022-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ), 2022-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6] (R-MI), 2022-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3] (R-SC), 2022-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Curtis, John R. [R-UT] (R-UT), 2022-05-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Ronny [R-TX-13] (R-TX), 2022-05-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] (R-IL), 2022-05-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Waltz, Michael [R-FL-6] (R-FL), 2022-05-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2022-05-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5] (R-TX), 2022-05-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10] (R-OH), 2022-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO-3] (R-MO), 2022-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] (R-AZ), 2022-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31] (R-TX), 2022-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ), 2022-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-NY-2] (R-NY), 2022-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN), 2022-06-08T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 117-hr-2471: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022
- 117-hjres-65: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "COVID-19…
- 117-hres-548: Denouncing the horrors of socialism.
- 117-hr-1448: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 117-hres-881: Condemning the heinous terrorist attack on Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, on January 15, 2022.
- 117-hr-18: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2021

## Sources
- [117-hr-7713 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7713)

## Related
- [117-hr-2471: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-2471)
- [117-hjres-65: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United Stat…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hjres-65)
- [117-hres-548: Denouncing the horrors of socialism.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-548)
- [117-hr-1448: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1448)
- [117-hres-881: Condemning the heinous terrorist attack on Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyvi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-881)
- [117-hr-18: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-18)
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