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119-hr-4678119th Congress
RAP Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4]
Introduced
Summary
Limits the admissibility of a defendant's creative or artistic expression in court. This bill would create a default rule that artistic works generally cannot be used against a defendant in criminal or civil cases and sets a narrow path for when such material can be admitted.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Limits on using creative works in court
This bill would set a default ban on using a defendant's creative work as evidence. The government could only use it after a hearing outside the jury and only if it proves, by clear and convincing evidence, strict facts. The work must be meant literally, tie to the specific facts alleged, be relevant to a disputed issue, and add unique proof not found elsewhere. If any art is admitted, the judge would put findings on the record, redact the work, and instruct the jury. The rule would cover music, dance, visual art, poetry, literature, film, and similar media, in criminal and civil cases.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4]
GA • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/23/2025
Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7]
IN • D
Sponsored 7/23/2025
Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6]
IL • D
Sponsored 7/23/2025
Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/23/2025
Rep. Crockett, Jasmine [D-TX-30]
TX • D
Sponsored 7/23/2025
Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10]
FL • D
Sponsored 7/23/2025
Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10]
NY • D
Sponsored 7/23/2025
Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]
WA • D
Sponsored 7/23/2025
Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10]
NJ • D
Sponsored 7/23/2025
Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]
MA • D
Sponsored 7/23/2025
Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14]
NY • D
Sponsored 7/23/2025
Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7]
MA • D
Sponsored 7/23/2025
Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3]
IL • D
Sponsored 7/23/2025
Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7]
AL • D
Sponsored 7/23/2025
Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1]
NM • D
Sponsored 7/23/2025
Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]
MI • D
Sponsored 7/23/2025
Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13]
MI • D
Sponsored 7/23/2025
Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]
MS • D
Sponsored 7/23/2025
Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5]
GA • D
Sponsored 7/23/2025
Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]
FL • D
Sponsored 7/23/2025
Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/20/2026
Roll Call Votes
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