# 117-hr-9397: INFO Act of 2022

117-hr-9397, INFO Act of 2022, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7] (D-VA); status Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-9397
- Congress: 117
- Title: INFO Act of 2022
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- Introduced: 2022-12-01
- Sponsor: Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7] (D-VA)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Internet Freedom and Operations Act of 2022 or INFO Act of 2022 This bill directs the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development to continue efforts to secure internet freedom globally. The bill also directs the U.S. Agency for Global Media to obtain open-source tools and techniques to securely distribute digital content, as well as to facilitate audience access to websites censored by foreign governments.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2] (R-UT), 2022-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2022-12-01T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-9397 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/9397)

## Related
- [117-hr-2471: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-2471)
- [117-hr-6833: Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6833)
- [117-hr-1448: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1448)
- [117-hr-3537: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3537)
- [117-hr-310: To posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to Glen Doher…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-310)
- [117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1842)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-9397 (as of 2025-11-18).