# 117-hr-7917: Leaker Accountability Act of 2022

117-hr-7917, Leaker Accountability Act of 2022, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Johnson, Mike [R-LA-4] (R-LA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-7917
- Congress: 117
- Title: Leaker Accountability Act of 2022
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Introduced: 2022-05-31
- Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Mike [R-LA-4] (R-LA)
- Cosponsors: 12
- Policy area: Law
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Leaker Accountability Act of 2022 This bill establishes a new federal crime for the unauthorized disclosure of confidential information by officers or employees of the Supreme Court. Specifically, the bill prohibits an officer or employee of the Supreme Court from knowingly publishing, divulging, disclosing, or making known in any manner or to any extent not authorized by law any confidential information coming to that officer or employee in the course of the employment or official duties of that officer or employee. A violation is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both.

## Cosponsors (12)

- Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2022-05-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15] (R-IL), 2022-05-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK-2] (R-OK), 2022-05-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tiffany, Thomas P. [R-WI-7] (R-WI), 2022-05-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzgerald, Scott [R-WI-5] (R-WI), 2022-05-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4] (R-UT), 2022-05-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Dan [R-NC-9] (R-NC), 2022-05-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Spartz, Victoria [R-IN-5] (R-IN), 2022-05-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] (R-TX), 2022-05-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Good, Bob [R-VA-5] (R-VA), 2022-05-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] (R-NY), 2022-05-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] (R-NE), 2022-06-15T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 117-hres-881: Condemning the heinous terrorist attack on Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, on January 15, 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-hr-5854: Illegal Immigrant Payoff Prohibition Act
- 117-hres-548: Denouncing the horrors of socialism.
- 117-hr-619: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
- 117-hjres-11: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices.

## Sources
- [117-hr-7917 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7917)

## Related
- [117-hres-881: Condemning the heinous terrorist attack on Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyvi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-881)
- [117-hjres-65: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United Stat…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hjres-65)
- [117-hr-5854: Illegal Immigrant Payoff Prohibition Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5854)
- [117-hres-548: Denouncing the horrors of socialism.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-548)
- [117-hr-619: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-619)
- [117-hjres-11: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hjres-11)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-7917 (as of 2025-11-18).