HR 1071
· 119th Congress
· Immigration
No Censors on our Shores Act of 2025
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 523.
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Apr 09, 2026
committee
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-603.
Judiciary Committee
Apr 09, 2026
other
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 523.
Feb 26, 2025
committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Judiciary Committee
Feb 26, 2025
committee
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Judiciary Committee
Feb 06, 2025
introduced
Introduced in House
Feb 06, 2025
introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Judiciary Committee
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Introduced in House
Feb 06, 2025
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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--- Introduced (House)
+++ Reported (House)
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
-[H.R. 1071 Introduced in House (IH)]
+[H.R. 1071 Reported in House (RH)]
<DOC>
+Union Calendar No. 523
119th CONGRESS
-1st Session
+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.
@@ -20,6 +23,19 @@
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
@@ -32,7 +48,8 @@
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
-This Act may be cited as the ``No Censors on our Shores Act''.
+This Act may be cited as the ``No Censors on our Shores Act of
+2025''.
SEC. 2. INADMISSIBILITY AND DEPORTABILITY RELATED TO CENSORING SPEECH.
@@ -40,22 +57,44 @@
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 foreign government official, was responsible for or
-directly carried out, at any time, any act against a
-United States citizen located in the United States
-that, if committed by a United States government
-official in the United States, would violate the First
-Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, is
-inadmissible.''.
+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 foreign government official, was responsible for or
-directly carried out, at any time, any act against a
-United States citizen located in the United States
-that, if committed by a United States government
-official in the United States, would violate the First
-Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, is
-deportable.''.
-<all>
+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
Cosponsors (5)
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