To prohibit agencies from taking certain action relating to social media companies, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To prohibit agencies from taking certain action relating to social media companies, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Criminal Justice, Immigration.
Who Benefits and How
federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H517352FDAB2744E69184BF5FE2D7AF07: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Free Speech Defense Act.
- Section H7AAD52289B434C9B81BDC24C55C58184: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: The First Amendment guarantees freedoms concerning religion, expression, assembly, and petition of the government....
- Section H62B997C015654D7284B07BCD74366465: 3. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that: The records produced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in response to the Freedom of...
- Section HDC1A9D91477243ABA15FE7430C6BD555: 4. Prohibition against Federal regulation of social media companies Except as provided in paragraph (2), the head of an agency may not direct or encourage a...
- Section H4F62161EC7C5487087EA16EF0145747F: 5. Definitions In this Act: The term agency has the meaning given such term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code. The term appropriate congressional...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To prohibit agencies from taking certain action relating to social media companies, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Key Policy Areas
Government Operations, Criminal Justice, Immigration
Primary Purpose
This bill, To prohibit agencies from taking certain action relating to social media companies, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- federal agencies and legislative administrators
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Clyde introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_treasury"
- → Secretary of the Treasury
- "secretary_of_homeland_security"
- → Secretary of Homeland Security
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