House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Preventing AI Censorship Act
Official title: To provide for a right of action against Federal employees for violations of First Amendment rights relating to the use or development of artificial intelligence.
Sponsor: Rep. Harriet Hageman R-WYWhere it went
- IntroducedJun 11, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 11, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 9279.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. HAGEMAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 99, June 11, 2026, Page H4112):Article 1, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 11, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 9279, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/9279
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 23, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Harriet Hageman.
- H.J.Res. 130 (119th) Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land…
- H.R. 5910 (119th) To authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for federally recognized Indian Tribes.
- H.R. 1001 (119th) To provide for a memorandum of understanding to address the impacts of a certain record of decision on the Upper Colorado River Basin Fund.
- H.R. 677 (119th) EARA
- H.R. 281 (119th) Grizzly Bear State Management Act
- H.R. 231 (119th) Colorado River Basin System Conservation Extension Act of 2025
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.