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,r4 #bieb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #bg1 #bjbc,mr4 
,johnson ( ,georgia 7= himself1 ,mr4    
,b[man1 ,mr4 ,?ompson ( ,mississippi1   
,ms4 ,wilson ( ,florida1 ,ms4 ,port]1   
,ms4 ,kamlag]-,dove1 ,ms4 ,crockett1    
,mr4 ,c>t] ( ,l\isiana1 ,mr4 ,c>son1    
,mr4 ,rob]t ,g>cia ( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4    
,jackson ,lee1 ,ms4 ,jayapal1 ,mr4      
,mc,govern1 ,ms4 ,bu%1 ,mr4 ,mull91 ,mr4
 ,payne1 ,ms4 ,williams ( ,georgia1 ,ms4
 ,lee ( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,tlaib1 ,ms4    
,ocasio-,cortez1 & ,ms4 ,lee (          
,p5nsylvania7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !       
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,f$]al 
,rules ( ,evid5ce to limit !            
admissibility ( evid5ce ( a def5dant's  
creative or arti/ic expression aga9/ su*
 def5dant1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,re/or+ 
,arti/ic ,protection ,act ( #bjbc or !  
,,rap ,act ( #bjbc4  #b4 ,limitation on 
admissibility ( def5dant's creative or  

arti/ic expression  7a7 ,9 g5]al        
,article ,,iv ( ! ,f$]al ,rules (       
,evid5ce is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !    
foll[+3  ,rule #daf4 ,limitation on     
admissibility ( def5dant's creative or  
arti/ic expression4  7a7 ,creative &    
arti/ic expressions inadmissible ,except
 z provid$ 9 subsection 7b71 evid5ce ( a
 def5dant's creative or arti/ic         
expression1 :e!r orig9al or d]ivative1  
is n admissible aga9/ su* def5dant4  7b7
 ,exception ,a c\rt may admit evid5ce   
describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 if !          
,gov]nm5t1 9 a he>+ conduct$ outside !  
he>+ ( ! jury1 proves by cle> & conv9c+ 
evid5ce-- 7#a7 7,a7 if ! expression is  
orig9al1 t def5dant int5d$ a lit]al     
mean+1 r ?an figurative or fictional    
mean+2 or  7,b7 if ! expression is      
d]ivative1 t ! def5dant int5d$ to adopt 
! lit]al mean+ ( ! expression z !       
def5dant's own ?\ght or /atem5t2  7#b7  
7,a7 9 a crim9al case1 t ! creative     
expression ref]s to ! specific facts ( !
 crime alleg$2 or  7,b7 9 a civil case1 

t ! creative expression ref]s to !      
specific facts alleg$ 9 ! compla9t2     
7#c7 t ! expression is relevant to an   
issue ( fact t is disput$2 &  7#d7 t !  
expression has di/9ct probative value n 
provid$ by o!r admissible evid5ce4  7c7 
,rul+ on ! record ,9 any he>+ "u        
subsection 7b71 ! c\rt %all make its    
rul+ on ! record1 & %all include its    
f9d+s ( fact ess5tial to its rul+4  7d7 
,r$action & limit+ in/ructions ,if !    
c\rt admits any evid5ce describ$ 9      
subsection 7a7 pursuant to ! exception  
"u subsection 7b71 ! c\rt %all-- 7#a7   
ensure t ! expression is r$act$ 9 a     
mann] to limit ! evid5ce pres5t$ to !   
jury to t :i* is specifically except$ "u
 subsection 7b72 &  7#b7 provide        
appropriate limit+ in/ructions to !     
jury4  7e7 ,def9ition ,9 ?is section1 ! 
t]m creative or arti/ic expression means
 ! expression or application (          
creativity or imag9ation 9 ! production 
or arrangem5t ( =ms1 s\nds1 words1      
movem5ts or symbols1 includ+ music1     

dance1 p]=mance art1 visual art1 poetry1
 lit]ature1 film1 & o!r su* objects or  
m$ia4  4  7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table 
( cont5ts = ! ,f$]al ,rules ( ,evid5ce  
is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+ to
 rule #dae ! foll[+3  #daf4 ,limitation 
on admissibility ( def5dant's creative  
or arti/ic expression4  4