# 117-hr-7659: To prohibit the use of Federal funds to establish a Disinformation Governance Board.

117-hr-7659, To prohibit the use of Federal funds to establish a Disinformation Governance Board., is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] (R-TX); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-7659
- Congress: 117
- Title: To prohibit the use of Federal funds to establish a Disinformation Governance Board.
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability.
- Introduced: 2022-05-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 24
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill prohibits the use of federal funds made available to the Department of Homeland Security to establish a Disinformation Governance Board.

## Cosponsors (24)

- Rep. Jackson, Ronny [R-TX-13] (R-TX), 2022-05-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Dan [R-NC-9] (R-NC), 2022-05-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8] (R-FL), 2022-05-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24] (R-TX), 2022-05-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] (R-TX), 2022-05-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2022-05-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] (R-FL), 2022-05-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15] (R-IL), 2022-05-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Reschenthaler, Guy [R-PA-14] (R-PA), 2022-05-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cawthorn, Madison [R-NC-11] (R-NC), 2022-05-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11] (R-FL), 2022-05-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hice, Jody B. [R-GA-10] (R-GA), 2022-05-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Long, Billy [R-MO-7] (R-MO), 2022-05-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bice, Stephanie I. [R-OK-5] (R-OK), 2022-05-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1] (R-IA), 2022-05-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-4] (R-CO), 2022-05-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] (R-WI), 2022-05-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2] (R-IA), 2022-05-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] (R-NE), 2022-05-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3] (R-TN), 2022-05-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2022-05-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] (R-NC), 2022-05-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-5] (R-MI), 2022-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-9] (R-NC), 2022-05-11T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-7659 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7659)

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