# 117-hr-7690: To prohibit the use of Federal funds to establish or carry out the activities of a Disinformation Governance Board of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.

117-hr-7690, To prohibit the use of Federal funds to establish or carry out the activities of a Disinformation Governance Board of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes., is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. McCarthy, Kevin [R-CA-23] (R-CA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-7690
- Congress: 117
- Title: To prohibit the use of Federal funds to establish or carry out the activities of a Disinformation Governance Board of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability.
- Introduced: 2022-05-10
- Sponsor: Rep. McCarthy, Kevin [R-CA-23] (R-CA)
- Cosponsors: 21
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill prohibits the use of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funds to carry out the activities of a Disinformation Governance Board or to establish or carry out the activities of any other DHS entity that is substantially similar to the board.

## Cosponsors (21)

- Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-4] (R-CO), 2022-05-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Mike [R-LA-4] (R-LA), 2022-05-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] (R-TX), 2022-05-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scalise, Steve [R-LA-1] (R-LA), 2022-05-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] (R-NY), 2022-05-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2022-05-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Palazzo, Steven M. [R-MS-4] (R-MS), 2022-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Reschenthaler, Guy [R-PA-14] (R-PA), 2022-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Graves, Garret [R-LA-6] (R-LA), 2022-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rice, Tom [R-SC-7] (R-SC), 2022-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Joyce, John [R-PA-13] (R-PA), 2022-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ), 2022-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McHenry, Patrick T. [R-NC-10] (R-NC), 2022-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Estes, Ron [R-KS-4] (R-KS), 2022-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Greene, Marjorie Taylor [R-GA-14] (R-GA), 2022-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10] (R-OH), 2022-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] (R-VA), 2022-05-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ellzey, Jake [R-TX-6] (R-TX), 2022-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] (R-TX), 2022-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8] (R-IN), 2022-05-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9] (R-PA), 2022-05-31T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-7690 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7690)

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