Skip to main content
HR 5830 116th Congress House Labor and Employment Asia China Civil actions and liability Congressional oversight Corporate finance and management Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Employment discrimination and employee rights First Amendment rights Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government information and archives Hong Kong Human rights Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information Judicial procedure and administration Judicial review and appeals Legal fees and court costs Protest and dissent State and local government operations Tibet

Preventing Foreign CENSORSHIP in America Act

Introduced: February 10, 2020 Introduced by: Clarke, Yvette D. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 116th Congress ended
It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 10, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.
Feb 10, 2020
Introduced in House
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Preventing Foreign CENSORSHIP in America Act or the Preventing the Foreign Coercive Export of Non-consensual Speech and Orwellian Restrictions by Superpowers Hoping to Intimidate People in America Act

This bill prohibits businesses or the federal government from taking adverse actions (e.g., retaliating) against employees or contractors who engage in certain protected activities such as advocacy related to the conditions or practices in a foreign country (i.e., countries of concern such as China or countries that inhibit free speech or religious freedom) when the protected activity has the potential to result in economic retaliation by that country or because that country explicitly or implicitly requests that the domestic entity take such adverse action.

What's happening now February 10, 2020

Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1 Republican 1
R
Banks, Jim
Indiana · Feb 10, 2020
Gallagher, Mike
· Feb 10, 2020
Malinowski, Tom
· Feb 10, 2020
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Feb 10, 2020
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5830: Preventing Foreign CENSORSHIP in America Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5830/
MLA
"H.R. 5830: Preventing Foreign CENSORSHIP in America Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5830/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 5830, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5830/.
Markdown link
[H.R. 5830: Preventing Foreign CENSORSHIP in America Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5830/)
Report a problem