Foreign Affairs Committee, Education and Workforce Committee
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
Passed Chamber
Enacted
Preventing Foreign CENSORSHIP in America Act or the Preventing the Foreign Coercive Export of Non-consensual Speech and Orwellian Restrictions by Superpowers Hoping to Intimidate People in America Act This bill prohibits businesses or the federal government from taking adverse actions (e.g., retaliating) against employees or contractors who engage in certain protected activities such as advocacy related to the conditions or practices in a foreign country (i.e., countries of concern such as China or countries that inhibit free speech or religious freedom) when the protected activity has the potential to result in economic retaliation by that country or because that country explicitly or implicitly requests that the domestic entity take such adverse action.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.
Labor and Employment
AsiaChinaCivil actions and liabilityCongressional oversightCorporate finance and managementDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadEmployment discrimination and employee rightsFirst Amendment rightsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesHong KongHuman rightsIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified informationJudicial procedure and administrationJudicial review and appealsLegal fees and court costsProtest and dissentState and local government operationsTibet
Preventing Foreign CENSORSHIP in America Act
USA116th CongressHR-5830| House
| Updated: 2/10/2020
Preventing Foreign CENSORSHIP in America Act or the Preventing the Foreign Coercive Export of Non-consensual Speech and Orwellian Restrictions by Superpowers Hoping to Intimidate People in America Act This bill prohibits businesses or the federal government from taking adverse actions (e.g., retaliating) against employees or contractors who engage in certain protected activities such as advocacy related to the conditions or practices in a foreign country (i.e., countries of concern such as China or countries that inhibit free speech or religious freedom) when the protected activity has the potential to result in economic retaliation by that country or because that country explicitly or implicitly requests that the domestic entity take such adverse action.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.
Foreign Affairs Committee, Education and Workforce Committee
Labor and Employment
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
Passed Chamber
Enacted
AsiaChinaCivil actions and liabilityCongressional oversightCorporate finance and managementDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadEmployment discrimination and employee rightsFirst Amendment rightsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesHong KongHuman rightsIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified informationJudicial procedure and administrationJudicial review and appealsLegal fees and court costsProtest and dissentState and local government operationsTibet