# 119-hr-3719: Restoring American Freedom Act

119-hr-3719, Restoring American Freedom Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-4] (R-MI); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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- As of: 2026-04-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3719
- Congress: 119
- Title: Restoring American Freedom Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-06-04
- Sponsor: Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-4] (R-MI)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Stops the State Department and its federally funded partners from censoring U.S. citizens' speech.** This bill would require the Secretary of State to monitor and correct any Department employee or federally funded actor who engages in or facilitates censorship, ban Department funds for certain advertising blacklists and unsafe censorship tools, and set quick reporting rules when censorship is alleged. - U.S. citizens: Would define protected "free speech" and bar Department-funded actors from scrutinizing or pressuring third parties to remove or suppress Americans' speech. - State Department staff and grantees: Would obligate the Secretary to monitor personnel and funded entities and take corrective action for past or ongoing misconduct. - Tech vendors and publishers of ad lists: Would prohibit funding to entities that publish an "advertising blacklist" and to groups that create, test, or distribute censorship tools without safeguards set by the Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy. - Oversight and affected individuals: Would require notification to the House Foreign Affairs and Senate Foreign Relations Committee leaders and to the affected citizen as soon as practicable and no later than 7 days after a potential censorship report.

## Cosponsors (10)

- Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2] (R-TN), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Shreve, Jefferson [R-IN-6] (R-IN), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Self, Keith [R-TX-3] (R-TX), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luna, Anna Paulina [R-FL-13] (R-FL), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3] (R-MS), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hamadeh, Abraham J. [R-AZ-8] (R-AZ), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clyde, Andrew S. [R-GA-9] (R-GA), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Timmons, William R. [R-SC-4] (R-SC), 2026-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1] (R-ID), 2026-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fallon, Pat [R-TX-4] (R-TX), 2026-03-19T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Block State Department-funded censorship: benefit, high. If enacted, the State Department would have to stop its staff and its funded partners from censoring U.S. citizens’ protected speech. It would bar money for anyone who publishes an advertising blacklist aimed at a citizen’s speech. It would also block funds for groups that create, test, or share ce…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-987: Fair Access to Banking Act
- 119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act
- 119-hr-45: FIND Act
- 119-hr-38: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1628: 761st Tank Battalion Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-3719 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3719)

## Related
- [119-hr-987: Fair Access to Banking Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-987)
- [119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-425)
- [119-hr-45: FIND Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-45)
- [119-hr-38: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-38)
- [119-hr-1628: 761st Tank Battalion Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1628)
- [119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-21)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3719 (as of 2026-04-21).