Bill Sponsor
House Bill 9448
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Free Speech Defense Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Dec 7, 2022
Overview
Text
Introduced
Dec 7, 2022
Latest Action
Dec 8, 2022
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
9448
Congress
117
Policy Area
Government Operations and Politics
Government Operations and Politics
Primary focus of measure is government administration, including agency organization, contracting, facilities and property, information management and services; rulemaking and administrative law; elections and political activities; government employees and officials; Presidents; ethics and public participation; postal service. Measures concerning agency appropriations and the budget process may fall under Economics and Public Finance policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
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Georgia
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Arizona
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California
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Florida
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Illinois
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Kentucky
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North Carolina
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Free Speech Defense Act

This bill addresses issues relating to the federal government and social media. For example, the bill (1) terminates the Disinformation Governance Board; and (2) prohibits the federal government from encouraging a social media company to remove a user or label content as misinformation, with certain exceptions.

Text (1)
December 7, 2022
Actions (3)
12/08/2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability.
12/07/2022
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, and Homeland Security, 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.
12/07/2022
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Aug 3, 2023 1:45:21 PM