HR1071Referred to Committee

No Censors on our Shores Act of 2025

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-02-06
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Darrell Issa
Darrell Issa
Republican · CA · Representative
Votes with party: 97.3% (601 recorded votes)

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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 523.

2026-04-09

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Plain-English Summary

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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Immigration

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 1071 Reported in House (RH)] <DOC> Union Calendar No. 523 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 1071 [Report No. 119-603] To provide that any foreign government official who engages in censorship of American speech is inadmissible and deportable. _______________________________________________________________________ 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. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``No Censors on our Shores Act of 2025''. SEC. 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.''. Union Calendar No. 523 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 1071 [Report No. 119-603] _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To provide that any foreign government official who engages in censorship of American speech is inadmissible and 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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