# 119-hr-9279: Preventing AI Censorship Act

119-hr-9279, Preventing AI Censorship Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Hageman, Harriet M. [R-WY-At Large] (R-WY); status introduced (as of 2026-06-25).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9279
- Congress: 119
- Title: Preventing AI Censorship Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-06-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Hageman, Harriet M. [R-WY-At Large] (R-WY)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Law
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-06-25

## Summary

**Creates a private civil right to sue federal employees for AI-related First Amendment violations.** It targets federal attempts to coerce AI systems or AI providers to suppress speech or to collect user prompts for surveillance. - Individuals and AI users can bring lawsuits when a federal employee coerces or directs an AI provider or system to ban, suppress, remove, alter, or otherwise restrict content based on viewpoint, political affiliation, religion, ideology, or perceived truth. - AI providers are protected from federal pressure to change training data, model weights, fine-tuning, prompts, safety classifiers, or access quality for the purpose of filtering or suppressing expression, and from being used as a tool to collect or disclose users' prompts for surveillance. - Federal employees cannot use the law to sue their employer for conduct within the scope of employment, and lawful law enforcement actions carried out under a valid warrant or court order remain preserved. Courts may award attorney's fees to prevailing parties other than the United States.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Ban federal coercion of AI systems: benefit, high. If enacted, federal employees would be barred from coercing, directing, or encouraging AI providers to suppress or change content based on viewpoint, party, religion, ideology, or perceived truth. The bill would bar altering AI training, prompts, or safety settings to filter or distort expression f…
- New private lawsuits, fees, and definitions: mixed, medium. If enacted, a U.S. citizen who says a federal employee deprived them of First Amendment rights related to AI would be able to sue that employee for money, injunctions, or other relief. Courts would be able to award reasonable attorney fees to a prevailing party other than the United States. The bil…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3330: Energy Freedom Act
- 119-hr-471: Fix Our Forests Act
- 119-hr-4706: Protecting Our Farms and Homes from China Act
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1897: ESA Amendments Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1163: Prove It Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-9279 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9279)

## Related
- [119-hr-3330: Energy Freedom Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3330)
- [119-hr-471: Fix Our Forests Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-471)
- [119-hr-4706: Protecting Our Farms and Homes from China Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4706)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-1897: ESA Amendments Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1897)
- [119-hr-1163: Prove It Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1163)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9279 (as of 2026-06-25).