H.R.7641 - Protecting Free Speech Act was cosponsored by Thomas Massie, Lisa McClain, David McKinley, Mary Miller, Alexander Mooney, Gregory Murphy, Ralph Norman, Bill Posey, Michael Simpson, Victoria Spartz, Thomas Tiffany, August Pfluger, Maria Salazar, Barry Moore, Carol Miller, Chip Roy, Jason Smith, Vicky Hartzler, John Moolenaar, Jeff Duncan, Franklin C., Steve Scalise, Jim Banks, Scott Perry, Dan Bishop, Ted Budd, Kat CamMacK, Madison Cawthorn, Warren Davidson, Byron Donalds, Charles Fleischmann, Matt Gaetz, Lance Gooden, Paul Gosar, Jody Hice, Clay Higgins, Darrell Issa, Mike Kelly, Debbie Lesko, Billy Long, Jefferson Van Drew, Mike Johnson, Rick Allen, Elise Stefanik, Louie Gohmert, Steube W., Tom Emmer, Jim Jordan, Diana Harshbarger, Andy Biggs, Doug Lamborn, Chris Stewart, Guy Reschenthaler, Jackie Walorski, Jay Obernolte, Tracey Mann, Lee Zeldin, Ken Buck, Kevin Hern, Michelle Fischbach, Troy Nehls, Chris Jacobs, Mo Brooks, Michael Cloud, Daniel Meuser, Jack Bergman, Bob Gibbs, Brian Babin, Bill Huizenga, Van Taylor, Steven Palazzo, Jake Laturner, Gus Bilirakis, Roger Williams and John Curtis.
It was referred to the Homeland Security committee.
This bill terminates the Disinformation Governance Board of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and prohibits using DHS funding for the activities of any other entity that is substantially similar to the board.
117th CONGRESS 2d Session |
To terminate the Disinformation Governance Board of the Department of Homeland Security and to prohibit the use of Federal funds to establish any other similar Board, and for other purposes.
May 3, 2022
Mrs. Boebert (for herself, Mr. Massie, Mrs. McClain, Mr. McKinley, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mr. Mooney, Mr. Murphy of North Carolina, Mr. Norman, Mr. Posey, Mr. Simpson, Mrs. Spartz, Mr. Tiffany, Mr. Pfluger, Ms. Salazar, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mrs. Miller of West Virginia, Mr. Roy, Mr. Smith of Missouri, Mrs. Hartzler, Mr. Moolenaar, Mr. Duncan, Mr. C. Scott Franklin of Florida, Mr. Scalise, Mr. Banks, Mr. Perry, Mr. Bishop of North Carolina, Mr. Budd, Mrs. Cammack, Mr. Cawthorn, Mr. Davidson, Mr. Donalds, Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. Gaetz, Mr. Gooden of Texas, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Hice of Georgia, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, Mr. Issa, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Lesko, Mr. Long, Mr. Van Drew, Mr. Johnson of Louisiana, Mr. Allen, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Steube, Mr. Emmer, Mr. Jordan, Mrs. Harshbarger, Mr. Biggs, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Stewart, Mr. Reschenthaler, Mrs. Walorski, and Mr. Obernolte) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security
To terminate the Disinformation Governance Board of the Department of Homeland Security and to prohibit the use of Federal funds to establish any other similar Board, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “Protecting Free Speech Act”.
SEC. 2. Termination of the disinformation governance board.
The Disinformation Governance Board of the Department of Homeland Security is hereby terminated.
SEC. 3. Prohibition on funding the activities of the disinformation governance board.
No Federal funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of Homeland Security may be made available to establish or carry out the activities of any other entity that is substantially similar to the Disinformation Governance Board terminated by section 2.
You can read the bill here.
