H.R. 9448 · 117th Congress
Free Speech Defense Act
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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 117th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.
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Weber10 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
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.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Dec 7, 2022
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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Free Speech Defense Act
Latest action (Dec 8, 2022): Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability.
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics · Origin: House · Introduced: Dec 7, 2022
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.