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H.R. 8752 117th Congress House

Protecting Speech from Government Interference Act

Official title: To amend title 5, United States Code, to prohibit Federal employees from advocating for censorship of viewpoints in their official capacity, and for other purposes.

Introduced: August 30, 2022 Introduced by: James Comer Republican · Kentucky See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Employment discrimination and employee rightsFirst Amendment rightsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementInternet, web applications, social media
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 Latest action August 30, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting Speech from Government Interference Act

This bill generally prohibits employees of executive agencies or who are otherwise in the competitive service from censoring the speech of others while acting in an official capacity, including ordering or advocating for the removal of lawful speech from a platform (e.g., social media).

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 2
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Pfluger, August
Texas · Sep 2, 2022
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Jordan, Jim
Ohio · Aug 30, 2022
Rodgers, Cathy
· Aug 30, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8752: Protecting Speech from Government Interference Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8752/
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"H.R. 8752: Protecting Speech from Government Interference Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8752/.
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H.R. 8752, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8752/.
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