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S 4135 117th Congress Senate Government Operations and Politics

Dissolving the Disinformation Governance Board Act

Introduced: May 4, 2022 Introduced by: Hawley, Josh Republican · Missouri See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
May 4, 2022
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Dissolving the Disinformation Governance Board Act

This bill dissolves the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Disinformation Governance Board and directs DHS to immediately remove its Executive Director.

The bill also prohibits the use of federal funds for the board's operation.

Further, DHS (1) may not establish any entity equivalent to the board or authorize activities at DHS that are substantially similar to the board's activities, and (2) must submit to Congress a report describing the board's formation and all of the records in DHS's possession related to the board.

What's happening now May 4, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · May 24, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4135: Dissolving the Disinformation Governance Board Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4135/
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"S. 4135: Dissolving the Disinformation Governance Board Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4135/.
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S. 4135, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4135/.
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