HR 162
119th Congress
House
Law
Civil actions and liability
First Amendment rights
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Lawyers and legal services
First Amendment Accountability Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 3, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 3, 2025
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
First Amendment Accountability Act
This bill creates a new federal cause of action for the deprivation of any rights, privileges, or immunities secured by the First Amendment by a federal employee acting under color of any statute, ordinance, custom, or usage of the United States.
The term federal employee means an individual, other than the President or Vice President, who occupies a position in the Executive Branch.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Bill text
1 version
- Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cite this page
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 162: First Amendment Accountability Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-162/
"H.R. 162: First Amendment Accountability Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-162/.
H.R. 162, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-162/.
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