Topic

First Amendment rights

Bills 348 First seen 110th Most recent 119th

348 bills on this subject

Filed across 10 Congresses, from the 110th to the 119th, and most in the 116th at 57. 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
348 bills across every Congress on file. Showing 91–120, newest first.
Bill Title Congress Latest action
HRES 51 Expressing deep gratitude on behalf of the people of the United States to the journalists and news staff who risked threats of injury and death to chronicle the horrendous details of the insurrection on January 6, 2021. 117th March 5, 2021
S 4868 Providing for Life Act 117th September 15, 2022
S 4735 Lifting Local Communities Act 117th August 2, 2022
S 4046 Simplify, Don’t Amplify the IRS Act 117th April 7, 2022
S 3902 Prohibiting Religious Exemption and Accommodations Databases Act 117th March 22, 2022
S 2752 Do No Harm Act 117th September 15, 2021
S 2721 A bill to require the Internal Revenue Service to issue a report on the tax gap, to establish a fellowship program within the Internal Revenue Service to recruit mid-career tax professionals to create and participate in an audit task force, and for other purposes. 117th September 13, 2021
S 2610 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 117th August 10, 2021
S 1384 21st Century FREE Speech Act 117th April 27, 2021
SCONRES 27 A concurrent resolution affirming the importance of religious freedom as a fundamental human right that is essential to a free society and protected for all people of the United States under the Constitution of the United States, and recognizing the 236th anniversary of the enactment of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom. 117th January 13, 2022
SCONRES 4 A concurrent resolution affirming the importance of religious freedom as a fundamental human right that is essential to a free society and protected for all people of the United States under the Constitution of the United States, and recognizing the 235th anniversary of the enactment of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom. 117th January 28, 2021
SJRES 20 A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing the Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States. 117th June 14, 2021
SJRES 11 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, and other corporate entities established by the laws of any State, the United States, or any foreign state. 117th March 15, 2021
SRES 749 A resolution recognizing the 10-year anniversary of the tragic attack that took place at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin on August 5, 2012, and honoring the memory of those who died in the attack. 117th August 6, 2022
SRES 609 A resolution recognizing widening threats to press freedom and free expression around the world, and reaffirming the vital role that a free and independent press plays in combating the growing threat of authoritarianism, countering misinformation and disinformation, documenting human rights abuses, informing local and international audiences about public health crises, and furthering discourse and debate to advance healthy democracies, in commemoration of World Press Freedom Day on May 3, 2022. 117th May 3, 2022
SRES 264 A resolution recognizing the importance of protecting freedom of speech, thought, and expression. 117th June 9, 2021
SRES 241 A resolution widening threats to freedom of the press and free expression around the world, and reaffirming the vital role that a free and independent press plays in informing local and international audiences about public health crises, countering misinformation and disinformation, and furthering discourse and debate to advance healthy democracies in commemoration of World Press Freedom Day on May 3, 2021. 117th May 26, 2021
HCONRES 11 Expressing the sense of Congress that the Supreme Court misinterpreted the First Amendment to the Constitution in the case of Buckley v. Valeo. 116th January 30, 2019
HJRES 78 Expressing support for freedom of conscience. 116th November 15, 2019
HJRES 65 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States giving Congress power to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States. 116th June 28, 2019
HJRES 57 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. 116th May 31, 2019
HJRES 48 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing that the rights extended by the Constitution are the rights of natural persons only. 116th March 22, 2019
HJRES 39 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States waiving the application of the first article of amendment to the political speech of corporations and other business organizations with respect to the disbursement of funds in connection with public elections and granting Congress and the States the power to establish limits on contributions and expenditures in elections for public office. 116th January 30, 2019
HJRES 33 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures with respect to Federal elections. 116th January 24, 2019
HJRES 21 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States giving Congress power to regulate campaign contributions for Federal elections. 116th January 3, 2019
HR 8719 CASE-IT Act 116th October 30, 2020
HR 8110 Campus Free Speech Restoration Act 116th August 25, 2020
HR 7875 Equal Opportunity First Amendment Act 116th July 30, 2020
HR 7771 Citizen Participation Act of 2020 116th July 24, 2020
HR 7129 Stop Using Military Force Against Civilians Act 116th June 8, 2020

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