House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Stop Foreign Propaganda Act

H.R. 4923Introduced Aug 8, 2025Policy area: International Affairs

Official title: To impose sanctions on persons who knowingly provide content or media services to sanctioned foreign propaganda outlets, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Rep. Tony Gonzales R-TX

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Where it went

IntroducedAug 8, 2025
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Latest action: Aug 8, 2025 — Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Financial Services, Oversight and Government Reform, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4923.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. TONY GONZALES of Texas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 136, August 8, 2025, Page H3688):
Article I, Section 8
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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

2 cosponsors — 2 Republicans

0 of 2 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Keith Self (R-TX), Elise Stefanik (R-NY).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Tony Gonzales.

Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress · TX-23 district

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