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HR 9397 117th Congress House International Affairs

INFO Act of 2022

Introduced: December 1, 2022 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Dec 1, 2022
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 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.

What's happening now December 1, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 4653 Related bill Department of State Authorization Act of 2022
 Bill text 1 version

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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/
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"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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