# 117-hr-9448: Free Speech Defense Act

117-hr-9448, Free Speech Defense Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Clyde, Andrew S. [R-GA-9] (R-GA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-9448
- Congress: 117
- Title: Free Speech Defense Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability.
- Introduced: 2022-12-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Clyde, Andrew S. [R-GA-9] (R-GA)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Free Speech Defense Act This bill addresses issues relating to the federal government and social media. For example, the bill (1) terminates the Disinformation Governance Board; and (2) prohibits the federal government from encouraging a social media company to remove a user or label content as misinformation, with certain exceptions.

## Cosponsors (10)

- Rep. Comer, James [R-KY-1] (R-KY), 2022-12-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cawthorn, Madison [R-NC-11] (R-NC), 2022-12-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX), 2022-12-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15] (R-IL), 2022-12-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] (R-TX), 2022-12-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] (R-CA), 2022-12-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] (R-AZ), 2022-12-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4] (R-KY), 2022-12-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1] (R-FL), 2022-12-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1] (R-AL), 2022-12-07T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-9448 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/9448)

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- [117-hjres-67: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United Stat…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hjres-67)
- [117-hjres-65: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United Stat…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hjres-65)
- [117-hres-548: Denouncing the horrors of socialism.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-548)
- [117-hr-1776: Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2021](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1776)
- [117-hr-18: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-18)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-9448 (as of 2025-11-18).