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Senate bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Free Speech Protection Act

S. 188Introduced Jan 22, 2025Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Official title: A bill to prohibit Federal employees and contractors from directing online platforms to censor any speech that is protected by the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Sen. Rand Paul R-KY
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Where it went

Latest action: Jan 22, 2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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

3 cosponsors — 3 Republicans

0 of 3 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Mike Lee (R-UT), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Eric Schmitt (R-MO).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Rand Paul.

Sponsor’s state and district

Kentucky in Congress

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.