# 119-hr-4959: Land of the Free Act of 2025

119-hr-4959, Land of the Free Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC); status introduced (as of 2026-10-07).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4959
- Congress: 119
- Title: Land of the Free Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-08-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC)
- Cosponsors: 15
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-07

## Summary

**Removes the protected-speech exception from immigration removal law.** The Land of the Free Act of 2025 would repeal Section 237(a)(4)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act and thereby remove the statutory exception related to protected speech activities.

## Cosponsors (15)

- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large] (D-VT), 2025-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2025-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2025-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2025-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY), 2025-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA), 2025-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2025-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4] (D-NC), 2025-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2025-08-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Randall, Emily [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2025-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2025-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2025-11-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2026-04-22T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Tighter deportation rules for noncitizen speech: cost, medium. The bill would repeal a rule that shields some speech-related activity from deportation. If enacted, immigration authorities could bring removal charges based on speech that was previously protected by that rule. This would apply to noncitizens who are subject to removal grounds. It would take effe…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hres-1058: Recognizing that it is the duty of the Federal Government to develop and implement a Transgender Bill of Rights to protect and codify the rights of transgender…
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-4959 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4959)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hres-1058: Recognizing that it is the duty of the Federal Government to develop and implem…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-1058)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4959 (as of 2026-10-07).