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Preventing the Foreign Coercive Export of Non-consensual Speech and Orwellian Restrictions by Superpowers Hoping to Intimidate People in America Act

2/9/2022, 4:17 AM

Congressional Summary of HR 5830

Preventing Foreign CENSORSHIP in America Act or the Preventing the Foreign Coercive Export of Non-consensual Speech and Orwellian Restrictions by Superpowers Hoping to Intimidate People in America Act

This bill prohibits businesses or the federal government from taking adverse actions (e.g., retaliating) against employees or contractors who engage in certain protected activities such as advocacy related to the conditions or practices in a foreign country (i.e., countries of concern such as China or countries that inhibit free speech or religious freedom) when the protected activity has the potential to result in economic retaliation by that country or because that country explicitly or implicitly requests that the domestic entity take such adverse action.

Current Status of Bill HR 5830

Bill HR 5830 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since February 10, 2020. Bill HR 5830 was introduced during Congress 116 and was introduced to the House on February 10, 2020.  Bill HR 5830's most recent activity was Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. as of February 10, 2020

Bipartisan Support of Bill HR 5830

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
1
Republican Sponsors
0
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
4
Democrat Cosponsors
2
Republican Cosponsors
2
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill HR 5830

Primary Policy Focus

Labor and Employment

Potential Impact Areas

- Asia
- China
- Civil actions and liability
- Congressional oversight
- Corporate finance and management
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- First Amendment rights
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government information and archives
- Hong Kong
- Human rights
- Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
- Judicial procedure and administration
- Judicial review and appeals
- Legal fees and court costs
- Protest and dissent
- State and local government operations
- Tibet

Alternate Title(s) of Bill HR 5830

Preventing the Foreign Coercive Export of Non-consensual Speech and Orwellian Restrictions by Superpowers Hoping to Intimidate People in America Act
To protect American workers and enterprises from Chinese and other foreign efforts to extraterritorially censor free speech and inhibit lawful advocacy, and for other purposes.
Preventing the Foreign Coercive Export of Non-consensual Speech and Orwellian Restrictions by Superpowers Hoping to Intimidate People in America Act
Preventing Foreign CENSORSHIP in America Act

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