Topic

First Amendment rights

356 bills on this subject

Filed across 10 Congresses, from the 110th to the 119th, and most in the 116th at 58. A subject is a heading the Library of Congress assigns to a bill, and a bill usually carries several, so these are the bills that touch this subject rather than the bills only about it.

Bills by Congress 110th to 119th
356 bills across every Congress on file. Showing 271–300, newest first.
Bill Title Congress Latest action
HR 5737 Defending Internet Freedom Act of 2014 113th November 21, 2014
HR 5499 Consumer Review Freedom Act of 2014 113th September 19, 2014
HR 5016 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2015 113th July 17, 2014
HR 4894 United States Commission on an Open Society with Security Act of 2014 113th June 24, 2014
HR 3920 American Privacy Protection Act 113th March 20, 2014
HR 2926 Freedom to Pray Act 113th August 1, 2013
HR 2217 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2014 113th July 18, 2013
HR 2025 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require the termination of employment of IRS employees for discrimination against any taxpayer on basis of political affiliation, and for other purposes. 113th May 16, 2013
HR 2022 To prohibit the implementation or enforcement of any requirement of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act until certifications are made that taxpayer information is not and will not be used for targeting any individual or group that provides information to the Internal Revenue Service for political reasons or on the basis of political views, and for other purposes. 113th June 5, 2013
HR 1962 Free Flow of Information Act of 2013 113th June 14, 2013
HR 1950 Taxpayer Nondiscrimination & Protection Act of 2013 113th June 14, 2013
HR 973 Religious Freedom Tax Repeal Act of 2013 113th April 23, 2013
HR 127 To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment. 113th January 3, 2013
HRES 621 Reaffirming the commitment of the House of Representatives to the First Amendment to the Constitution and the vital freedom of speech protections it provides for Americans. 113th July 21, 2014
HRES 565 Calling on Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr., to appoint a special counsel to investigate the targeting of conservative nonprofit groups by the Internal Revenue Service. 113th May 7, 2014
HRES 448 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the symbols and traditions of Christmas should be protected for use by those who celebrate Christmas. 113th December 19, 2013
HRES 250 Expressing support for prayer at school board meetings. 113th July 15, 2013
HRES 121 Honoring Yoani Sanchez, a courageous blogger and activist for freedom in Cuba. 113th May 6, 2013
S 2416 Free All Speech Act of 2014 113th June 3, 2014
S 2232 First Amendment Protection Act 113th April 9, 2014
S 1279 Freedom to Pray Act 113th July 11, 2013
S 987 Free Flow of Information Act of 2013 113th November 6, 2013
S 941 Taxpayer Nondiscrimination & Protection Act of 2013 113th May 14, 2013
SJRES 18 A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to clarify the authority of Congress and the States to regulate corporations, limited liability companies or other corporate entities established by the laws of any State, the United States, or any foreign state. 113th June 18, 2013
SJRES 17 A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States. 113th June 13, 2013
SRES 487 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr. should appoint a special counsel or prosecutor to investigate the targeting of conservative nonprofit groups by the Internal Revenue Service. 113th June 26, 2014
SRES 159 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate condemning the targeting of Tea Party groups by the Internal Revenue Service and calling for an investigation. 113th June 4, 2013
SRES 11 A resolution expressing support for prayer at school board meetings. 113th January 23, 2013
HCONRES 4 Expressing the sense of Congress that the Supreme Court misinterpreted the First Amendment to the Constitution in the case of Buckley v. Valeo. 112th February 7, 2011
HJRES 111 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the authority of Congress and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for such campaigns. 112th June 28, 2012

Subjects are the headings the Library of Congress assigns to a bill, not labels written here, so the wording is theirs. Bills are listed newest first by their latest action. A bill carries several subjects, so it appears under each of them. Records come from Congress.gov.