# 116-hr-7300: Defund Executive Orders that Suppress Free Speech Act

116-hr-7300, Defund Executive Orders that Suppress Free Speech Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] (D-CA); status Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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. (as of 2025-11-18).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7300
- As of: 2025-11-18
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7300
- Congress: 116
- Title: Defund Executive Orders that Suppress Free Speech Act
- Status: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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: 2020-06-22
- Sponsor: Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Defund Executive Orders that Suppress Free Speech Act This bill prohibits the use of federal funds for implementing Executive Order 13925, which, among other things, directs the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to file a petition requesting that the Federal Communications Commission propose regulations to clarify the exemption from civil liability that interactive computer services (e.g., social media sites) receive for their moderation of third party content.

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8986: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 120 4th Street in Petaluma, California, as the "Lynn C. Woolsey Post Office Building".
- 116-hr-8924: Our Homes, Our Votes Act
- 116-hr-8793: Hurricane Eta Relief Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8778: Keep Your Home and Prevent Homelessness Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8726: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 101 South Willowbrook Avenue in Compton, California, as the "PFC James Anderson, Jr.,…
- 116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-7300 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7300)

## Related
- [116-hr-8986: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 120 4t…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8986)
- [116-hr-8924: Our Homes, Our Votes Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8924)
- [116-hr-8793: Hurricane Eta Relief Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8793)
- [116-hr-8778: Keep Your Home and Prevent Homelessness Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8778)
- [116-hr-8726: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 101 So…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8726)
- [116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8662)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7300 (as of 2025-11-18).