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H.R. 9448 117th Congress House

Free Speech Defense Act

Official title: To prohibit the Federal Government from taking certain action relating to social media companies, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 7, 2022 Introduced by: Andrew S. Clyde Republican · Georgia See on congress.gov
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Dec 8, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability.
Dec 7, 2022
Introduced in House
Dec 7, 2022
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, and Homeland Security, 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.
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 Latest action December 8, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 7641 Protecting Free Speech Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Republican 8
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Babin, Brian
Texas · Dec 7, 2022
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Biggs, Andy
Arizona · Dec 7, 2022
Cawthorn, Madison
· Dec 7, 2022
 R
Comer, James
Kentucky · Dec 7, 2022
Gaetz, Matt
· Dec 7, 2022
 R
LaMalfa, Doug
California · Dec 7, 2022
 R
Massie, Thomas
Kentucky · Dec 7, 2022
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Miller, Mary E.
Illinois · Dec 7, 2022
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Moore, Barry
Alabama · Dec 7, 2022
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Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Dec 7, 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 9448: Free Speech Defense Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9448/
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"H.R. 9448: Free Speech Defense Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9448/.
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H.R. 9448, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9448/.
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