# 119-hr-5117: SPIN Act

119-hr-5117, SPIN Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Mills, Cory [R-FL-7] (R-FL); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5117
- As of: 2026-04-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5117
- Congress: 119
- Title: SPIN Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-09-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Mills, Cory [R-FL-7] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**This bill would bar broad domestic distribution of information the U.S. releases abroad and require English-language copies to be available only for examination at the Department of State.** It narrows who can view those materials inside U.S. territory and where they can be seen.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Limits on public access to overseas U.S. content: cost, medium. This bill would ban sharing, inside the United States and its territories, information that the government releases abroad. The State Department would have to keep an English version for examination only at its offices after release. Only U.S. press outlets, radio stations, and research students an…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act
- 119-hr-8324: Great American Healthcare Plan
- 119-hr-1144: Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5244: To provide for the authorities of the Secretary of State.
- 119-hr-2137: Review Every Veterans Claim Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-5117 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5117)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-137)
- [119-hr-8324: Great American Healthcare Plan](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8324)
- [119-hr-1144: Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorizatio…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1144)
- [119-hr-5244: To provide for the authorities of the Secretary of State.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5244)
- [119-hr-2137: Review Every Veterans Claim Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2137)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5117 (as of 2026-04-21).