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H.R. 4067

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 4067, the Protect the First Amendment Act, was introduced in the House on Jun 20, 2025 by Rep. Roger Williams (R) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Oversight And Government Reform, and last saw action on Jun 20, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Record

Text

H.R. 4067 has 1 co-sponsor.

hb4067/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 4067 IH: Protect the First Amendment Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-06-20
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 4067  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   June 20, 2025   Mr. Williams of Texas  (for himself and  Mr. McCormick ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform    A BILL
To prohibit the Federal Government from using funds to contract with or make awards to certain entities engaging in censorship, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Protect the First Amendment Act  .
2.
Prohibition on authorization of funding for covered entities and nonprofit organizations or other entities that engage in covered behavior
(a)
In general
No funds are authorized to be used by the Federal Government, to contract with or grant awards to—
(1)
a covered entity; or
(2)
a nonprofit organization or other entity that engages in covered behavior.
(b)
Definitions
In this section:
(1)
Covered entity
The term  covered entity  means—
(A)
NewsGuard Technologies, Inc. (doing business as  NewsGuard ), or any successor thereto; or
(B)
Disinformation Index, Inc., Disinformation Index, Ltd., or Global Disinformation Index gUG (collectively doing business as  Global Disinformation Index ), or and successor thereto.
(2)
Covered behavior
The term  covered behavior  means operations, activities, or products, the function of which is to demonetize or rate the credibility of a domestic entity (including news and other information outlets) based on the lawful speech of such domestic entity by purporting to evaluate whether such speech is misinformation, disinformation, or malinformation.
(3)
Nonprofit organization
The term  nonprofit organization  means an organization that is described in  section 501(c)(3)  of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and that is exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-06-20
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To prohibit the Federal Government from using funds to contract with or make awards to certain entities engaging in censorship, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Roger Williams (R) sponsors H.R. 4067, and 1 member has co-sponsored it from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 4067 went before 1 committee: Oversight and Government Reform.

Oversight and Government Reform
Oversight and Government Reform
Referred To · Jun 20, 2025 · 696 Bills

Actions

H.R. 4067 has taken 2 actions since Jun 20, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jun 20, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jun 20, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.Oversight and Government Reform Committee

Votes

H.R. 4067 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 4067 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Protect the First Amendment Act — Display Title
  • Protect the First Amendment Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To prohibit the Federal Government from using funds to contract with or make awards to certain entities engaging in censorship, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 4067 under Government Operations and Politics, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 4067’s is Government Operations and Politics.

hr4067/policy-areas.txt
Government Operations and PoliticsAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com