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End U.N. Censorship Act

USA119th CongressHR-417| House 
| Updated: 1/15/2025
Ben Cline

Ben Cline

Republican Representative

Virginia

Cosponsors (5)
Andrew Ogles (Republican)Scott Perry (Republican)Anna Paulina Luna (Republican)Michael Cloud (Republican)Mark E. Green (Republican)

Foreign Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill seeks to prohibit the use of United States federal funds for specific initiatives related to speech labeling, particularly targeting the iVerify tool developed by the United Nations Development Programme. It explicitly bans the Department of State and other agencies from using funds to develop, implement, or otherwise support the iVerify tool , or any similar platform or effort that aims to label speech or expression as mal-, mis-, or disinformation . The prohibition extends to voluntary contributions made to the United Nations, its entities, or any other international organization if those contributions would fund or support such speech-labeling initiatives. Any federal funds withheld under these provisions would be permanently rescinded , deposited into the general fund of the Treasury, and would not be considered arrears owed to the United Nations or any of its entities.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-5531
End U.N. Censorship Act
Jan 15, 2025
Introduced in House
Jan 15, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-5531
    End U.N. Censorship Act


  • January 15, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • January 15, 2025
    Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

International Affairs

End U.N. Censorship Act

USA119th CongressHR-417| House 
| Updated: 1/15/2025
This bill seeks to prohibit the use of United States federal funds for specific initiatives related to speech labeling, particularly targeting the iVerify tool developed by the United Nations Development Programme. It explicitly bans the Department of State and other agencies from using funds to develop, implement, or otherwise support the iVerify tool , or any similar platform or effort that aims to label speech or expression as mal-, mis-, or disinformation . The prohibition extends to voluntary contributions made to the United Nations, its entities, or any other international organization if those contributions would fund or support such speech-labeling initiatives. Any federal funds withheld under these provisions would be permanently rescinded , deposited into the general fund of the Treasury, and would not be considered arrears owed to the United Nations or any of its entities.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-5531
End U.N. Censorship Act
Jan 15, 2025
Introduced in House
Jan 15, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-5531
    End U.N. Censorship Act


  • January 15, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • January 15, 2025
    Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Ben Cline

Ben Cline

Republican Representative

Virginia

Cosponsors (5)
Andrew Ogles (Republican)Scott Perry (Republican)Anna Paulina Luna (Republican)Michael Cloud (Republican)Mark E. Green (Republican)

Foreign Affairs Committee

International Affairs

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