Free Speech Defense Act
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Dec 7, 2022)
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.
What just happenedDec 8, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseDec 7, 2022
- Dec 8, 2022Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability.
Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability Subcommittee - Dec 7, 2022IntroReferralH11100
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.
Homeland Security Committee - Dec 7, 2022IntroReferralH11100
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.
Oversight and Accountability Committee - Dec 7, 2022IntroReferralH11100
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.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Dec 7, 2022IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Dec 7, 2022IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House