Free Speech Fairness Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 781.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. SCALISE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 17, February 1, 2017, Page H878):
  The First Amendment guarantees both free speech and the free exercise of religion. The Free Speech Fairness Act restores these fundamental liberties to churches and nonprofits.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 1, 2017 ↗

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  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 781, 115th Congress

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  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/781

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  December 5, 2025

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  September 21, 2026

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  PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

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