H.R. 4067

119th CONGRESS 1st Session

To prohibit the Federal Government from using funds to contract with or make awards to certain entities engaging in censorship, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · June 20, 2025 · Sponsor: Mr. Williams of Texas · Committee: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

Table of contents

• H.R. 4067
  • SEC. 1. Short title
  • SEC. 2. Prohibition on authorization of funding for covered entities and nonprofit organizations or other entities that engage in covered behavior

SEC. 1. Short title

• This Act may be cited as the Protect the First Amendment Act.

SEC. 2. Prohibition on authorization of funding for covered entities and nonprofit organizations or other entities that engage in covered behavior

• (a) In general
  • No funds are authorized to be used by the Federal Government, to contract with or grant awards to—
    • a covered entity; or
    • a nonprofit organization or other entity that engages in covered behavior.
• (b) Definitions
  • In this section:
    • The term covered entity means—
    • The term covered behavior means operations, activities, or products, the function of which is to demonetize or rate the credibility of a domestic entity (including news and other information outlets) based on the lawful speech of such domestic entity by purporting to evaluate whether such speech is misinformation, disinformation, or malinformation.
    • The term nonprofit organization means an organization that is described in of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and that is exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code. section 501(c)(3)