Bills · HR 1071
REPORTED· 119TH CONGRESS
House BillHR 1071First Amendment rightsImmigration status and procedures
No Censors on our Shores Act of 2025
INTRO FEB 6· LAST ACTION APR 9
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WHAT THE BILL DOES
AI-writtenThis bill matters because it seeks to protect the free speech of Americans from being suppressed by foreign governments. If passed, it would give the U.S. government a new tool to prevent or remove foreign officials who interfere with U.S. citizens' constitutional right to speak freely.
This could deter foreign officials from attempting to silence or control the information shared by Americans within U.S. borders. Without this law, foreign officials might face fewer direct consequences related to their U.S. travel or residency for engaging in such censorship, potentially leaving U.S. free speech more vulnerable to external pressures.
KEY PROVISIONS
4AI-extractedPROVISION 01
Any foreign government official who engaged in censorship of a U.S. citizen's speech within the U.S. (in a way that would violate the First Amendment if done by a U.S. official) is made inadmissible to the United States.
This creates a new reason to prevent foreign officials who suppress American speech from entering the U.S.
PROVISION 02
Any foreign government official already in the U.S. who engaged in such censorship is made deportable.
This provides a mechanism to remove foreign officials who have censored American speech while in the U.S. or before arriving.
PROVISION 03
The inadmissibility and deportability provisions apply to acts of censorship committed at any time.
This means past actions of censorship can lead to current or future denial of entry or deportation.
PROVISION 04
The definition of censorship for the purpose of this bill is tied to actions that would violate the First Amendment if committed by a U.S. government official.
This grounds the bill's criteria for censorship in existing U.S. constitutional law.
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ACTION TIMELINE
10 EVENTSAPR 9
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-603.
APR 9
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 523.
FEB 26
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
FEB 26
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
BILL INFO
TypeHouse Bill
NumberHR 1071
Congress119th
StatusReported
IntroducedFeb 6, 2025
Last actionApr 9, 2026
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REPORTED· 119TH CONGRESS · JUDICIARY COMMITTEE · INTRODUCED FEB 6, 2025
House BillHR 1071First Amendment rightsImmigration status and procedures
No Censors on our Shores Act of 2025
INTRODUCED FEB 6, 2025· LAST ACTION APR 9, 2026
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READING
2 min
COSPONSORS
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