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H.R. 9397 117th Congress House

INFO Act of 2022

Official title: To promote global internet freedom.

Introduced: December 1, 2022 See on congress.gov
International Affairs
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This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
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Dec 1, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Dec 1, 2022
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 Latest action December 1, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Internet Freedom and Operations Act of 2022 or INFO Act of 2022

This bill directs the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development to continue efforts to secure internet freedom globally. The bill also directs the U.S. Agency for Global Media to obtain open-source tools and techniques to securely distribute digital content, as well as to facilitate audience access to websites censored by foreign governments.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 4653 Department of State Authorization Act of 2022
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1
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Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Dec 1, 2022
Stewart, Chris
· Dec 1, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 9397: INFO Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9397/
MLA
"H.R. 9397: INFO Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9397/.
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H.R. 9397, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9397/.
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[H.R. 9397: INFO Act of 2022](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9397/)
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