To prohibit the use of Federal funds to establish a Disinformation Governance Board.
Latest action · May 4, 2022 Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 3, 2022
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This bill prohibits the use of Department of Homeland Security funds to establish or fund the activities of a Disinformation Governance Board.
Cosponsors 69
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 3, 2022 to May 11, 2022; 45 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WV | Alexander X. Mooney | Original | May 3, 2022 |
| R-GA | Andrew S. Clyde | Original | May 3, 2022 |
| R-AZ | Andy Biggs | Original | May 3, 2022 |
| R-VA | Ben Cline | Original | May 3, 2022 |
| R-FL | Bill Posey | Original | May 3, 2022 |
| R-VA | Bob Good | Original | May 3, 2022 |
| R-OH | Brad R. Wenstrup | Original | May 3, 2022 |
| R-TX | Brian Babin | Original | May 3, 2022 |
| R-CA | Darrell Issa | Original | May 3, 2022 |
| R-WV | David B. McKinley | Original | May 3, 2022 |
| R-AZ | Debbie Lesko | Original | May 3, 2022 |
| R-TN | Diana Harshbarger | Original | May 3, 2022 |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Original | May 3, 2022 |
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | Original | May 3, 2022 |
| R-AR | Eric A. "Rick" Crawford | Original | May 3, 2022 |
Withdrew 3 Brian Higgins D-NY May 10, 2022·Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. D-GA May 10, 2022·Stephanie N. Murphy D-FL May 10, 2022
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Homeland Security Committee | Referred May 3, 2022 |
| Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability Subcommittee | Referred May 4, 2022 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 4, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability.
- May 3, 2022Introduced in House
- May 3, 2022Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 168, no. 73, May 3, 2022, page H4714.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 7641 | Protecting Free Speech Act | Related bill | May 3, 2022 |
| HR 7659 | To prohibit the use of Federal funds to establish a Disinformation Governance Board. | Related bill | May 4, 2022 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To prohibit the use of Federal funds to establish a Disinformation Governance Board.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 3, 2022Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
