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GRANITE Act

USA119th CongressHR-10174| House 
| Updated: 8/27/2026
Michael A. Rulli

Michael A. Rulli

Republican Representative

Ohio

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
The "Guaranteeing Rights Against Novel International Tyranny and Extortion Act," or GRANITE Act, aims to prevent the enforcement of foreign censorship judgments within the United States. It explicitly prohibits any domestic court from recognizing or enforcing foreign judgments, fines, orders, or demands that stem from a foreign censorship law . A foreign censorship law is defined as one that primarily restricts or penalizes expression, expressive conduct, or association, targets expression based on content or viewpoint, or compels disclosure that would chill expression, and would conflict with First Amendment protections if recognized in the U.S. This legislation provides a right of action for U.S. persons to seek declaratory relief in federal court, affirming that such foreign judgments are unenforceable. Furthermore, the bill amends existing law to ensure that foreign states cannot claim sovereign immunity in cases challenging the enforcement of these foreign censorship judgments, thereby allowing U.S. persons to challenge such actions directly in U.S. courts.
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Timeline
Aug 27, 2026
Introduced in House
Aug 27, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  • August 27, 2026
    Introduced in House


  • August 27, 2026
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

GRANITE Act

USA119th CongressHR-10174| House 
| Updated: 8/27/2026
The "Guaranteeing Rights Against Novel International Tyranny and Extortion Act," or GRANITE Act, aims to prevent the enforcement of foreign censorship judgments within the United States. It explicitly prohibits any domestic court from recognizing or enforcing foreign judgments, fines, orders, or demands that stem from a foreign censorship law . A foreign censorship law is defined as one that primarily restricts or penalizes expression, expressive conduct, or association, targets expression based on content or viewpoint, or compels disclosure that would chill expression, and would conflict with First Amendment protections if recognized in the U.S. This legislation provides a right of action for U.S. persons to seek declaratory relief in federal court, affirming that such foreign judgments are unenforceable. Furthermore, the bill amends existing law to ensure that foreign states cannot claim sovereign immunity in cases challenging the enforcement of these foreign censorship judgments, thereby allowing U.S. persons to challenge such actions directly in U.S. courts.
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Timeline
Aug 27, 2026
Introduced in House
Aug 27, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  • August 27, 2026
    Introduced in House


  • August 27, 2026
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Michael A. Rulli

Michael A. Rulli

Republican Representative

Ohio

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted