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Public Safety Free Speech Act

House

Protects speech in public safety contexts by barring certain government restrictions under the Public Safety Free Speech Act

Latest action: Tue Feb 18 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Public Safety Free Speech Act

Senate

Protects free speech in public safety settings by barring certain restrictions tied to that specific subject

Latest action: Wed Apr 02 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026

House

Funds multiple federal departments and agencies for the rest of FY2026, continues Homeland Security funding temporarily, and extends several expiring federal programs and authorities

Latest action: Tue Feb 03 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Continuing Appropriations and Extensions and Other Matters Act, 2026

Senate

Provides continuing fiscal year 2026 funding for federal agencies, permanently extends expanded health insurance tax credits, and extends several expiring programs and authorities

Latest action: Thu Oct 09 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Continuing Appropriations and Extensions and Other Matters Act, 2026

House

Extends FY2026 federal funding through a short-term continuing resolution while permanently extending expanded health insurance premium tax credits and continuing several expiring programs

Latest action: Thu Sep 18 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Continuing Appropriations Act, 2027

House

Continues FY2027 appropriations for federal agencies through early December 2026 or until regular appropriations are enacted, while extending several expiring programs and authorities

Latest action: Wed Jul 22 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027

House

Continues FY2027 funding for federal agencies through December 11, 2026 or until regular appropriations are enacted, while extending multiple expiring federal programs and authorities

Latest action: Mon Aug 10 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Protect the First Amendment Act

House

Prohibits government actions that would burden First Amendment rights under the Protect the First Amendment Act

Latest action: Fri Jun 20 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2025

Senate

Requires the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights to consider the IHRA definition of antisemitism when reviewing certain federal education discrimination complaints

Latest action: Wed Apr 30 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2025

House

Requires the Education Department's civil rights office to consider the IHRA working definition of antisemitism when reviewing certain discrimination complaints in federally funded programs

Latest action: Wed Feb 05 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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A resolution condemning the rise in ideologically motivated attacks on Jewish individuals in the United States, including the recent violent assault in Boulder, Colorado, and reaffirming the commitment of the Senate to combating antisemitism and politically motivated violence.

Senate

Condemns antisemitic and politically motivated attacks on Jewish individuals, including the Boulder assault, and reaffirms the Senate's commitment to combating such violence in the United States

Latest action: Wed Jan 07 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Condemning the rise in ideologically motivated attacks on Jewish individuals in the United States, including the recent violent assault in Boulder, Colorado, and reaffirming the House of Representatives commitment to combating antisemitism and politically motivated violence.

House

Condemns the June 1, 2025, Boulder, Colorado attack as ideologically motivated violence and reaffirms the House commitment to protecting peaceful assembly and religious practice without fear

Latest action: Mon Jun 09 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing that the rights protected and extended by the Constitution are the rights of natural persons only.

House

A constitutional amendment limiting constitutional rights to natural persons, allowing regulation and disclosure of election spending, and barring courts from treating such spending as protected speech

Latest action: Wed Feb 12 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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First Amendment Accountability Act

House

Creates a federal lawsuit right for First Amendment violations by Executive Branch federal employees acting under federal authority

Latest action: Fri Jan 03 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Censorship Accountability Act

Senate

Creates a federal lawsuit right for First Amendment violations committed by Executive Branch federal employees acting under federal authority

Latest action: Thu Jan 09 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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No Censors on our Shores Act of 2025

House

Bars entry to and allows removal of foreign officials who acted against U.S. citizens in the United States in ways that would violate First Amendment protections

Latest action: Thu Apr 09 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Protecting Our Supreme Court Justices Act of 2025

Senate

Increases the maximum prison term for targeted picketing or parading near buildings or residences used by judges and other court participants to influence or obstruct the administration of justice

Latest action: Tue Feb 04 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Free Speech Protection Act

Senate

Prohibits government retaliation against protected speech under the Free Speech Protection Act

Latest action: Wed Jan 22 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026

House

Funds FY2026 financial services, general government, national security, Department of State, and related foreign assistance programs while setting conditions on the use of appropriated funds

Latest action: Thu Jan 15 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Postal Employee Appeal Rights Amendment Act of 2025

House

Amend postal employee appeal rights by revising protections for Postal Service employees in employment appeals

Latest action: Thu Nov 20 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)