No Censors on our Shores Act
HR 9605, the "No Censors on our Shores Act," amends U.S. immigration law to bar entry and allow deportation of foreign government officials who censor U.S. citizens within the United States. Specifically, it adds new grounds for inadmissibility and deportability if a foreign official, while in office, directly suppressed a U.S. citizen's speech in the U.S. in a manner that would violate the First Amendment if done by a U.S. official. The bill targets foreign officials' actions against U.S. citizens' free speech rights within U.S. territory, not general censorship or actions abroad. It does not affect U.S. citizens, organizations, or non-governmental actors. This is a policy change to immigration enforcement, not a new free speech law.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Sep 16, 2024
Last action Sep 19, 2024
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Total actions
4
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1
Committee
2
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1
Sep 19, 2024
Introduced
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 16 - 9.
lower
Sep 19, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
lower
Sep 16, 2024
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
lower
Sep 16, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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