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H.R. 162 — First Amendment Accountability Act — Project Euthyna

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First Amendment Accountability Act

This bill creates a new federal cause of action for the deprivation of any rights, privileges, or immunities secured by the First Amendment by a federal employee acting under color of any statute, ordinance, custom, or usage of the United States.

The term federal employee means an individual, other than the President or Vice President, who occupies a position in the Executive Branch.

Other titles

the names this measure carries besides the one at the top of this page, each with the record's own label for it. The collection includes titles given to parts of a bill as well as to the whole.

To provide for a right of action against Federal employees for violations of First Amendment rights.Official Title as Introduced

First Amendment Accountability ActShort Title(s) as Introduced

Legislative history

H.R. 162·House·Bill·Law

Rep. Harriet M. Hageman(Republican-Wyoming-0)·

Jan 3, 2025

IntroducedIntroduced in House

Jan 3, 2025

HouseReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Documents

Everything Congress printed about this measure. A bill is reprinted each time it changes, the Congressional Research Service summarizes each version, and the committee that reports a bill files its own written account of it.

Bill text

Jan 3, 2025As introduced in the House

Plain-language summaries

Jan 3, 2025Introduced in House

Where it stands

In committee — the House

On the floor — the House

In committee — the Senate

On the floor — the Senate

Resolving differences

With the President

Became law

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