H.R. 5117

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5117 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5117

To amend the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 
1948 to prohibit the dissemination of certain information in the United 
States.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 3, 2025

Mr. Mills introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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A BILL

To amend the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 
1948 to prohibit the dissemination of certain information in the United 
States.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Stopping Propaganda Indoctrination 
Nationally Act'' or the ``SPIN Act''.

SEC. 2. DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION IN THE UNITED STATES.

Section 501(b) of the United States Information and Educational 
Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1461(a)) is amended to read as follows:
``(b) Any such information shall not be disseminated within the 
United States, its territories, or possessions, but, on request, shall 
be available in the English language at the Department of State, at all 
reasonable times following its release as information abroad, for 
examination only by representatives of United States press 
associations, newspapers, magazines, radio systems, and stations, and 
by research students and scholars, and, on request, shall be made 
available for examination only to Members of Congress.''.
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