Markup of The Full Committee to Consider the Following: 1) H.R. 140, Protecting Speech from Government Interference Act; 2) H.R. 1162, Accountability for Government Censorship Act; 3) Authorization & Oversight Plan of the Committee on Oversight and Accountability

Committee on Oversight and Accountability

Tuesday, February 28, 2023 (11:00 AM)

2154 RHOB
Washington, D.C.

Text of Legislation

  • H.R. 1162 - 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. [PDF] Added 02/25/2023 at 08:19 PM
  • H.R. 140 - To amend title 5, United States Code, to prohibit Federal employees from advocating for censorship of viewpoints in their official capacity, and for other purposes. [PDF] Added 02/25/2023 at 08:19 PM
  • H.R. 1162 as reported [PDF] Added 03/17/2023 at 01:38 PM

Amendments

  • ANS to H.R. 140 offered by Mr. Comer (KY) [PDF] Added 02/25/2023 at 08:19 PM
  • ANS to H.R. 1162 offered by Mr. Comer (KY) [PDF] Added 02/26/2023 at 10:42 AM
  • Amendment #1 to the ANS to H.R. 140 offered by Mr. Raskin (MD) [PDF] Added 03/01/2023 at 11:38 AM
  • Amendment to the ANS to H.R. 140 offered by Mr. Lynch (MA) [PDF] Added 03/01/2023 at 11:38 AM
  • Amendment to the ANS to H.R. 140 offered by Ms. Balint (VT) [PDF] Added 03/01/2023 at 11:38 AM
  • Amendment to the ANS to H.R. 140 offered by Ms. Porter (CA) [PDF] Added 03/01/2023 at 11:38 AM
  • Amendment #1 to the ANS to H.R. 140 offered by Mr. Goldman (NY)(offered, failed by voice vote, recorded vote requested, recorded vote postponed, UC to withdraw by Mr. Goldman) [PDF] Added 03/01/2023 at 11:38 AM
  • Amendment to the ANS to H.R. 140 offered by Mr. Moskowitz (FL) [PDF] Added 03/01/2023 at 11:38 AM
  • Amendment #2 to the ANS to H.R. 140 offered by Mr. Goldman (NY) [PDF] Added 03/01/2023 at 11:38 AM
  • Amendment #2 to the ANS to H.R. 140 offered by Mr. Raskin (MD) [PDF] Added 03/01/2023 at 11:38 AM

Support Documents

  • Notice [PDF]
  • Memo [PDF] Added 02/23/2023 at 03:53 PM Updated 02/24/2023 at 02:14 PM
    Updated Memo with Additional Information
  • Draft Committee Authorization and Oversight Plan [PDF] Added 02/27/2023 at 06:16 PM
  • UC - Donalds - Miami Herald article entitled "Doctor Loses License, Must Have Psych Evaluation for COVID Falsehoods, Board Says" [PDF] Added 03/01/2023 at 01:44 PM
  • UC - Donalds - Politico article entitled "Medical Boards Get Pushback as They Try to Punish Doctors for COVID Misinformation" [PDF] Added 03/01/2023 at 01:44 PM
  • Summary [PDF] Added 03/06/2023 at 06:16 PM
  • UC - Raskin - WSJ article entitled "The Right's Wrong Attack on DirecTV Over Newsmax" [PDF] Added 03/08/2023 at 06:12 PM
  • UC - Raskin - CNN article entitled "The Many Times Trump Has Praised China's Handling of the Coronavirus Pandemic" [PDF] Added 03/08/2023 at 06:12 PM
  • UC - Armstrong - Twitter File emails [PDF] Added 03/08/2023 at 06:12 PM

Votes

  • 1) Amendment #1 to the ANS to H.R. 140 offered by Mr. Raskin. The amendment failed by a recorded vote of 19-22 [PDF] Added 03/01/2023 at 12:00 PM
  • 2) Amendment to the ANS to H.R. 140 offered by Mr. Lynch. The amendment failed by a recorded vote of 19-22 [PDF] Added 03/01/2023 at 12:00 PM
  • 3) Amendment to the ANS to H.R. 140 offered by Ms. Balint. The amendment failed by a recorded vote of 19-22 [PDF] Added 03/01/2023 at 12:00 PM
  • 4) Amendment to the ANS to H.R. 140 offered by Ms. Porter. The amendment failed by a recorded vote of 20-21 [PDF] Added 03/01/2023 at 12:00 PM
  • 5) Amendment to the ANS to H.R. 140 offered by Mr. Moskowitz. The amendment failed by a recorded vote of 20-21 [PDF] Added 03/01/2023 at 12:00 PM
  • 6) Amendment #2 to the ANS to H.R. 140 offered by Mr. Goldman. The amendment failed by a recorded vote of 20-22 [PDF] Added 03/01/2023 at 12:00 PM
  • 7) Amendment #2 to the ANS to H.R. 140 offered by Mr. Raskin. The amendment failed by a recorded vote of 20-22 [PDF] Added 03/01/2023 at 12:00 PM
  • Final Passage of H.R. 140. The bill passed by a recorded vote of 24-20 [PDF] Added 03/01/2023 at 12:00 PM
  • Final Passage of H.R. 1162. The bill passed by a recorded vote of 24-20 [PDF] Added 03/01/2023 at 12:00 PM

Hearing Record

  • Attendance Sheet [PDF] Added 03/01/2023 at 10:22 AM
  • Hearing Transcript [PDF] Added 06/27/2023 at 11:45 AM

First Published: February 23, 2023 at 11:11 AM
Last Updated: June 27, 2023 at 11:45 AM