HR 140 — Protecting Speech from Government Interference Act
Congress 118
Latest action: — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Sponsors
- Greene, Marjorie Taylor (R, GA-14) — cosponsor
- McMorris Rodgers, Cathy (R, WA-5) — cosponsor
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
- — Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 20.
- — Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- · H12200 — Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Accountability. H. Rept. 118-5.
- · H12410 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 2.
- · 5000 — Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Accountability. H. Rept. 118-5.
- · H1L210 — Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 199 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 140, H.J. Res. 27 and S. 619. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 140, under a structured rule. The resolution provides for consideration of H.J.Res. 27 and S. 619, under closed rules. General debate is limited to one hour of debate on all measures.
- · H32700 — Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 140 as unfinished business.
- · H32341 — On motion that the committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.
- · H32340 — Mr. Comer moved that the committee rise.
- · H32050 — The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
- · H30000 — Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1196-1198)
- · H32700 — Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 140 as unfinished business.
- · H32341 — On motion that the Committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.
- · H32340 — Mr. Comer moved that the Committee rise.
- · H8D000 — DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 199, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Ogles amendment No. 8.
- · H8D000 — DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 199, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Ogles amendment No. 7.
- · H8D000 — POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Jackson Lee amendment No. 6, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. Jackson Lee demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
- · H8D000 — DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 199, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Jackson Lee amendment No. 6.
- · H8D000 — DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 199, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Good (VA) amendment No. 5.
- · H8D000 — POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Perry amendment No. 4, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Fitzpatrick demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
- · H8D000 — DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 199, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Perry amendment No.4.
- · H8D000 — DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 199, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Bishop (NC) amendment No. 3.
- · H8D000 — DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 199, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Comer amendment No. 2.
- · H8D000 — DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 199, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Clyde amendment No. 1.
- · H8D000 — GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 140.
- · H32400 — The Speaker designated the Honorable Mike Flood to act as Chairman of the Committee.
- · H32020 — House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 199 and Rule XVIII.
- · H8D000 — Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 140, H.J. Res. 27 and S. 619. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 140, under a structured rule. The resolution provides for consideration of H.J.Res. 27 and S. 619, under closed rules. General debate is limited to one hour of debate on all measures.
- · H30000 — Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 199. (consideration: CR H1180-1194; text: CR H1185-1186)
- · H38310 — Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- · H37100 — On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 219 - 206 (Roll no. 141).
- · 8000 — Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 219 - 206 (Roll no. 141).
- · H36210 — On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 204 - 218 (Roll no. 140).
- · H30000 — Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1230-1232)
- · H8D000 — POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 140, the Chair put the question on the motion to recommit the bill and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Landsman demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the motion to recommit until a time to be announced.
- · H8A000 — The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
- · H36200 — Mr. Landsman moved to recommit to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability. (text: CR H1221)
- · H34400 — The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
- · H35000 — The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
- · H32600 — The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 140.
- · H8D000 — DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 199, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Rose amendment No. 10.
- · H8D000 — DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 199, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Rose amendment No. 9.
- · H32050 — The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
- · H30000 — Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1219-1221)
- — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2023-01-09 — open
- Reported in House · 2023-03-02 — open
- Engrossed in House · 2023-03-09 — open
- Referred in Senate · 2023-03-14 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (2)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Greene, Marjorie Taylor | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | McMorris Rodgers, Cathy | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greene, Marjorie Taylor (R, house GA-14) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 2 | McMorris Rodgers, Cathy (R, house WA-5) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Who's influencing them
Orgs ranked by combined money flow on this bill: LDA filings citing the bill + individual contributions in cycle 2026from donors whose employer matches the org name (Schedule A) to any principal committee in the "who matters" list above.
| # | Org | LDA filings | LDA spend | Donor employees | Employee donations | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | retired | 0 | $0 | 340 | $24,074 | $24,074 |
| 2 | self | 0 | $0 | 22 | $1,720 | $1,720 |
| 3 | blackstone dilworth | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 4 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 3 | $570 | $570 |
| 5 | eei, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 6 | pci consultants | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 7 | hpe | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 8 | advanced archert technologies | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 9 | larry d pribyl dds pc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $150 | $150 |
| 10 | the home depot | 0 | $0 | 1 | $105 | $105 |
| 11 | lamta | 0 | $0 | 1 | $100 | $100 |
| 12 | cpsi | 0 | $0 | 1 | $100 | $100 |
| 13 | fuble inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $100 | $100 |
| 14 | tennessee valley authority | 0 | $0 | 1 | $100 | $100 |
| 15 | emc labs inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $100 | $100 |
| 16 | ups | 0 | $0 | 1 | $100 | $100 |
| 17 | publix supermarkets | 0 | $0 | 1 | $75 | $75 |
| 18 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 1 | $75 | $75 |
| 19 | ais, ltd | 0 | $0 | 1 | $50 | $50 |
| 20 | hertz | 0 | $0 | 1 | $50 | $50 |
| 21 | schain banks | 0 | $0 | 1 | $50 | $50 |
| 22 | approved equal ent. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $50 | $50 |
| 23 | hague | 0 | $0 | 1 | $50 | $50 |
| 24 | sems | 0 | $0 | 1 | $50 | $50 |
| 25 | mimi | 0 | $0 | 1 | $50 | $50 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
5 predicted yes (1%) · 268 predicted no (49%) · 274 unknown (50%)
By party: · R: 3 yes / 2 no / 274 unknown · D: 2 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
9 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Moylan, James C. (R · house · GU) · voted
- Moylan, James C. (R · house · GU) · voted
- Norton, Eleanor Holmes (D · house · DC) · voted
- Norton, Eleanor Holmes (D · house · DC) · voted
- Plaskett, Stacey E. (D · house · VI) · voted
- Plaskett, Stacey E. (D · house · VI) · voted
- Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman (R · house · AS) · voted
- Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman (R · house · AS) · voted
- Greene, Marjorie Taylor (R · house · GA-14) · cosponsor
Activity
Every typed-graph event involving this entity, newest first. Each row is one edge in the influence graph; click the date to jump to its provenance.
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Greene, Marjorie Taylor (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by McMorris Rodgers, Cathy (cosponsor) · sponsorship