H.R. 9133

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9133 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9133

To require the Office of Management and Budget to report to Congress on 
actions taken by executive branch employees to censor lawful speech, 
and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 3, 2026

Mr. Perry introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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A BILL

To require the Office of Management and Budget to report to Congress on 
actions taken by executive branch employees to censor lawful speech, 
and for other purposes.

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 ``Accountability for Government 
Censorship Act''.

SEC. 2. REPORTS ON FEDERAL AGENCY COMMUNICATIONS WITH PLATFORMS 
REGARDING CENSORSHIP OF SPEECH.

(a) Agency Report to OMB.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the head of each agency shall submit a 
report to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
listing each instance during the 5-year period immediately 
preceding the date of enactment of this Act that an officer or 
employee of the agency communicated with a platform (including 
an interactive computer service) that is not owned and operated 
by the Federal Government for the purposes of--
(A) removing or suppressing lawful speech, in whole 
or in part, from or on any platform;
(B) adding any disclaimer, information, or other 
alert to lawful speech expressed on any platform; or
(C) removing or restricting the access of any 
person or entity to any platform.
(2) Additional information.--With respect to any 
communication listed pursuant to paragraph (1), the head of the 
agency shall include the following information:
(A) The name of the sub-agency, bureau, or office 
at which the officer or employee is employed.
(B) The name of any officer or employee involved in 
the communication, including their position and direct 
supervisor or supervisors.
(C) The statutory authority for making the 
communication (if any), and if no such authority 
exists, an explanation for why the agency viewed it in 
their authority to take the action.
(D) The name of the platform that received the 
communication, including the name and positions of 
employees of the platform that were specifically 
communicated with.
(E) A written justification summarizing and 
explaining the purpose for taking the communication.
(F) A written summary of the outcome of the 
communication.
(G) A list of any other agency that was involved 
in, consulted with, or otherwise coordinated on the 
communication.
(3) Certification of no communications.--If an officer or 
employee of an agency has not engaged in a communication 
described under paragraph (1) during such 5-year period, the 
head of that agency shall submit to the Director a 
certification to that effect not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act.
(b) OMB Report to Congress.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 210 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit to the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate and the Committee on Oversight and Accountability of the 
House of Representatives a report, which may include a 
classified annex, that includes--
(A) the information on communications submitted to 
the Director by any agency pursuant to subsection (a); 
and
(B) a summary of the agency communications reported 
under subsection (a) organized by platform (including 
an interactive computer service) that received such 
communications.
(2) Unclassified form.--The information included in the 
report submitted by the Director listing communications under 
subsection (a), descriptions of such communications under each 
of subparagraphs (A) through (D) of subsection (a)(2), and the 
summary under paragraph (1)(B) of this paragraph may not be 
included in any classified annex and shall be submitted in 
unclassified form.
(c) Inspectors General Review and Enforcement.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 210 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, each Inspector General of an agency that 
submits a report or certification to the Director under 
subsection (a) shall conduct a review of the agency's 
compliance with the requirements of this Act and submit a 
report on such compliance to the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on 
Oversight and Accountability of the House of Representatives.
(2) Congressional briefing for agencies found to be 
noncompliant.--An agency required to submit a report or 
certification to the Director under subsection (a) that is 
found by the agency's Inspector General to be noncompliant with 
the requirements of this Act shall brief the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and 
the Committee on Oversight and Accountability of the House of 
Representatives not later than 60 days after the committee 
receives an Inspector General report on an agency's compliance.
(d) Definitions.--In this Act--
(1) the term ``agency'' has the meaning given that term in 
section 551(1) of title 5, United States Code, and includes any 
office within the Executive Office of the President;
(2) the term ``Director'' means the Director of the Office 
of Management and Budget; and
(3) the term ``interactive computer service'' has the 
meaning given that term in section 230(f) of the Communications 
Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 230(f)).
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