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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that European laws and regulations unfairly and unreasonably burden American speech and innovation.

USA119th CongressHRES-967| House 
| Updated: 12/18/2025
Jefferson Van Drew

Jefferson Van Drew

Republican Representative

New Jersey

Cosponsors (6)
Barry Moore (Republican)Keith Self (Republican)Anna Paulina Luna (Republican)Scott Fitzgerald (Republican)Wesley Hunt (Republican)Chuck Edwards (Republican)

Foreign Affairs Committee, Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
The House of Representatives expresses its strong disapproval of various European Union and United Kingdom digital regulations, including the Digital Services Act , Digital Markets Act , Online Safety Act , and Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act . The resolution asserts that these foreign laws unfairly and unreasonably burden American speech and innovation, violating due process, punishing American companies, and censoring legitimate political discourse. It claims these regulations impose significant costs on American businesses, harming workers and consumers, and are designed to target United States companies while leaving European competitors free from burdensome requirements. The resolution calls upon the Trump administration to utilize diplomatic and economic tools to safeguard the free expression rights of United States citizens and prevent foreign governments from undermining First Amendment freedoms. It further urges the administration to protect American innovation and prevent foreign antitrust authorities from harming US consumers and companies. Additionally, the resolution directs the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission to reject the antitrust principles underlying these European laws and to refrain from cooperating with European governments in their enforcement.
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Dec 18, 2025
Submitted in House
Dec 18, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
  • December 18, 2025
    Submitted in House


  • December 18, 2025
    Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.

International Affairs

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that European laws and regulations unfairly and unreasonably burden American speech and innovation.

USA119th CongressHRES-967| House 
| Updated: 12/18/2025
The House of Representatives expresses its strong disapproval of various European Union and United Kingdom digital regulations, including the Digital Services Act , Digital Markets Act , Online Safety Act , and Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act . The resolution asserts that these foreign laws unfairly and unreasonably burden American speech and innovation, violating due process, punishing American companies, and censoring legitimate political discourse. It claims these regulations impose significant costs on American businesses, harming workers and consumers, and are designed to target United States companies while leaving European competitors free from burdensome requirements. The resolution calls upon the Trump administration to utilize diplomatic and economic tools to safeguard the free expression rights of United States citizens and prevent foreign governments from undermining First Amendment freedoms. It further urges the administration to protect American innovation and prevent foreign antitrust authorities from harming US consumers and companies. Additionally, the resolution directs the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission to reject the antitrust principles underlying these European laws and to refrain from cooperating with European governments in their enforcement.
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Dec 18, 2025
Submitted in House
Dec 18, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
  • December 18, 2025
    Submitted in House


  • December 18, 2025
    Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
Jefferson Van Drew

Jefferson Van Drew

Republican Representative

New Jersey

Cosponsors (6)
Barry Moore (Republican)Keith Self (Republican)Anna Paulina Luna (Republican)Scott Fitzgerald (Republican)Wesley Hunt (Republican)Chuck Edwards (Republican)

Foreign Affairs Committee, Judiciary Committee

International Affairs

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