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GovGreed Synthesis · 2026-04-09
No Censors on our Shores Act This bill makes certain non-U.S. nationals ( aliens under federal law) who were involved in conduct that would have been in violation of the First Amendment to the Constitution if it had occurred in the United States (1) inadmissible for entry into the United States, and (2) deportable. Specifically, the bill applies to an individual who, while serving as a foreign government official, carried out or was responsible for activity against a U.S. citizen located in the United States that would have violated the First Amendment if committed by a U.S. government official in the United States.
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2026-04-09
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 523.
2026-04-09
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-603.
2026-04-09
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-603.
2025-02-26
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2025-02-26
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
2025-02-06
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2025-02-06
Introduced in House
2025-02-06
Introduced in House
Full Bill Text
119 HR 1071 RH: No Censors on our Shores Act of 2025 U.S. House of Representatives 2026-04-09 text/xml EN 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. IB Union Calendar No. 523 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 1071 [Report No. 119–603] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 6, 2025 Mr. Issa (for himself, Ms. Salazar , Mr. Gill of Texas , and Mr. Baumgartner ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary April 9, 2026 Additional sponsors: Mr. Hunt and Mr. Cline April 9, 2026 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 6, 2025 A BILL To provide that any foreign government official who engages in censorship of American speech is inadmissible and deportable. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Censors on our Shores Act of 2025 . 2. Inadmissibility and deportability related to censoring speech (a) Inadmissibility Section 212(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(2) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (J) Censorship Any alien who, while serving as a government official of any foreign government, was responsible for or directly carried out, at any time, the commission of any act against a United States citizen located in the United States that, if committed by a government official of the United States in the United States, would violate the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, is inadmissible. . (b) Deportability Section 237(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(2) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (G) Censorship Any alien who, while serving as a government official of any foreign government, was responsible for or directly carried out, at any time, the commission of any act against a United States citizen located in the United States that, if committed by a government official of the United States in the United States, would violate the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, is deportable. . April 9, 2026 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
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