To amend title 18, United States Code, to increase the mens rea requirements for offenses under the Espionage Act.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7930 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7930 To amend title 18, United States Code, to increase the mens rea requirements for offenses under the Espionage Act. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 12, 2026 Ms. Tlaib (for herself, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Ms. Norton, Ms. Omar, Mrs. Ramirez, and Mr. Thanedar) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to increase the mens rea requirements for offenses under the Espionage Act. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Daniel Ellsberg Press Freedom and Whistleblower Protection Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. ESPIONAGE ACT REFORM. (a) Gathering, Transmitting, or Losing Defense Information.-- Section 793 of title 18, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``with intent or reason to believe'' and inserting ``with specific intent''; (2) in subsection (b)-- (A) by striking ``or reason to believe''; (B) by inserting ``that has been properly classified that is'' after ``of anything''; and (C) by striking ``Whoever'' and inserting ``An individual who, while a covered person''; (3) in subsection (c)-- (A) by inserting ``that has been properly classified that is'' after ``of anything''; and (B) by striking ``Whoever'' and inserting ``A foreign agent who''; (4) in subsection (d)-- (A) by inserting after ``willfully'' each place it appears the following: ``, and with specific intent to injure the United States or advantage any foreign nation,''; and (B) by striking ``Whoever'' and inserting ``An individual who, while a cove