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S. 188 119th Congress Senate

Free Speech Protection Act

Official title: A bill to prohibit Federal employees and contractors from directing online platforms to censor any speech that is protected by the First Amendment to the Const… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to prohibit Federal employees and contractors from directing online platforms to censor any speech that is protected by the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 22, 2025 Introduced by: Rand Paul Republican · Kentucky See on congress.gov
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Department of Homeland SecurityDigital mediaExecutive agency funding and structureFederal district courtsFirst Amendment rightsFreedom of informationGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesInternet, web applications, social mediaJurisdiction and venuePresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsWar and emergency powers
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Jan 22, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Jan 22, 2025
Introduced in Senate
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What's happening now January 22, 2025

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

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Lobbying activity 1

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

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    for PEN AMERICA · New York · 4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31)

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 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3
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Lee, Mike
Utah · Jan 22, 2025
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Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Jan 22, 2025
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Schmitt, Eric
Missouri · Jan 22, 2025
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 188: Free Speech Protection Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-188/
MLA
"S. 188: Free Speech Protection Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-188/.
Bluebook (legal)
S. 188, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-188/.
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[S. 188: Free Speech Protection Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-188/)
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