# 118-hr-140: Protecting Speech from Government Interference Act

118-hr-140, Protecting Speech from Government Interference Act, is a 118th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Comer, James [R-KY-1] (R-KY); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 118-hr-140
- Congress: 118
- Title: Protecting Speech from Government Interference Act
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Introduced: 2023-01-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Comer, James [R-KY-1] (R-KY)
- Cosponsors: 16
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

Protecting Speech from Government Interference Act

## Cosponsors (16)

- Rep. Jordan, Jim [R-OH-4] (R-OH), 2023-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] (R-WA), 2023-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] (R-WI), 2023-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] (R-AZ), 2023-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Langworthy, Nicholas A. [R-NY-23] (R-NY), 2023-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1] (R-SC), 2023-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luna, Anna Paulina [R-FL-13] (R-FL), 2023-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2] (R-TN), 2023-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] (R-LA), 2023-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17] (R-TX), 2023-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Edwards, Chuck [R-NC-11] (R-NC), 2023-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaTurner, Jake [R-KS-2] (R-KS), 2023-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] (R-AZ), 2023-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fry, Russell [R-SC-7] (R-SC), 2023-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClain, Lisa C. [R-MI-9] (R-MI), 2023-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Greene, Marjorie Taylor [R-GA-14] (R-GA), 2023-02-27T00:00:00.000Z

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2023-03-09T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Motion to Recommit | Failed | 204 | 218 |
| 2023-03-09T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Passage | Passed | 219 | 206 |

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## Sources
- [118-hr-140 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/140)

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