House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Restoring American Freedom Act

H.R. 3719Introduced Jun 4, 2025Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Official title: To prohibit the employees, officers, and agents of the Department of State, and persons and entities awarded grants or contracts or otherwise provided, directly or indirectly, Federal funds from the Department of State, from censoring the free speech of United States citizens.

Sponsor: Rep. Bill Huizenga R-MI

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Where it went

IntroducedJun 4, 2025
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Latest action: Jun 4, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3719.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. HUIZENGA, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 95, June 4, 2025, Page H2469):
Under Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

10 cosponsors — 10 Republicans

0 of 10 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Tim Burchett (R-TN), Andrew Clyde (R-GA), Pat Fallon (R-TX), Russ Fulcher (R-ID), Michael Guest (R-MS), Abraham Hamadeh (R-AZ), Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), Keith Self (R-TX), Jefferson Shreve (R-IN), William Timmons (R-SC).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bill Huizenga.

Sponsor’s state and district

Michigan in Congress · MI-4 district

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Data as of Sep 13, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.