2025-2026 Regular Session • US Congress Legislature
HB4678: RAP Act of 2025 Restoring Artistic Protection Act of 2025
Legislative Summary
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.
Bill History
7/23/2025
Introduced in House
House of Representatives
7/23/2025
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
House of Representatives
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(7/23/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Judiciary(House of Representatives)
Sponsors
Democrat: 21
Primary Sponsor
Henry Johnson
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (20)
Sydney Kamlager-Dove
Democrat
Andre Carson
Democrat
Sean Casten
Democrat
Judy Chu
Democrat
Jasmine Crockett
Democrat
Maxwell Frost
Democrat
Daniel Goldman
Democrat
Pramila Jayapal
Democrat
LaMonica McIver
Democrat
James McGovern
Democrat
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democrat
Ayanna Pressley
Democrat
Delia Ramirez
Democrat
Terri Sewell
Democrat
Melanie Stansbury
Democrat
Rashida Tlaib
Democrat
Shri Thanedar
Democrat
Bennie Thompson
Democrat
Nikema Williams
Democrat
Frederica Wilson
Democrat