S67Referred to Committee
Censorship Accountability Act
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2025-01-09
Introduced
0
Cosponsors
S
ⓘType
Sponsor
Eric Schmitt
Republican · MO · Senator
Votes with party: 76.7% (904 recorded votes)
Top industries funding sponsor:
- Conservative Groups$1,449k
Full profile: /officials/S001227
Source: Congress.gov · FEC
Cosponsors (0)
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No cosponsors on record. Bills can pass without cosponsors — this often means the sponsor introduced the bill alone, either because it's a messaging bill, a chairman's mark, or simply early in the legislative cycle.
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Committee Activity
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- Senate Committee on the JudiciaryReferred To · 2025-01-09
Plain-English Summary
Censorship Accountability Act This bill creates a new federal cause of action for the deprivation of any rights, privileges, or immunities secured by the First Amendment by a federal employee acting under color of any statute, ordinance, custom, or usage of the United States. The term federal employee means an individual, other than the President or Vice President, who occupies a position in the Executive Branch.
Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.
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