US HB4791 | 2023-2024 | 118th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 20-0)
Status: Introduced on July 20 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-07-21 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on July 20 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-07-21 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
To prohibit Federal employees and contractors from directing online platforms to censor any speech that is protected by the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, and for other purposes.
Title
Free Speech Protection Act
Sponsors
| Rep. Jim Jordan [R-OH] | Rep. Mike Johnson [R-LA] | Rep. Barry Moore [R-AL] | Rep. Victoria Spartz [R-IN] |
| Rep. Dan Bishop [R-NC] | Rep. Darrell Issa [R-CA] | Rep. Jeff Van Drew [R-NJ] | Rep. Andy Biggs [R-AZ] |
| Rep. Troy Nehls [R-TX] | Rep. Lance Gooden [R-TX] | Rep. Greg Steube [R-FL] | Rep. Elise Stefanik [R-NY] |
| Rep. Tom McClintock [R-CA] | Rep. Ken Buck [R-CO] | Rep. Scott Fitzgerald [R-WI] | Rep. Kevin Kiley [R-CA] |
| Rep. Ben Cline [R-VA] | Rep. Matt Gaetz [R-FL] | Rep. Monica De La Cruz [R-TX] | Rep. Elijah Crane [R-AZ] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-21 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. |
| 2023-07-20 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection. |
| 2023-07-20 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability. |
| 2023-07-20 | House | Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
| 2023-07-20 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB2425 (Same As) 2023-07-20 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
SB4859 (Related) 2024-07-30 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
HB9207 (Related) 2024-07-30 - Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
SB4859 (Related) 2024-07-30 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
HB9207 (Related) 2024-07-30 - Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4791/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/hr4791/BILLS-118hr4791ih.pdf |
