HR 4791 — Free Speech Protection Act
Congress 118
Latest action: — Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Sponsors
- Bishop, Dan (R, NC-8) — cosponsor
- Buck, Ken (R, CO-4) — cosponsor
- Kiley, Kevin (I, CA-3) — cosponsor
- McClintock, Tom (R, CA-5) — cosponsor
- Nehls, Troy E. (R, TX-22) — cosponsor
- Spartz, Victoria (R, IN-5) — cosponsor
- Fitzgerald, Scott (R, WI-5) — cosponsor
Action timeline
- — Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection.
- — Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability.
- · H11100 — Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
- · H11100 — Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
- · H11100 — Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
- — Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2023-07-20 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (7)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Bishop, Dan | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Kiley, Kevin | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Buck, Ken | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | McClintock, Tom | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Nehls, Troy E. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Spartz, Victoria | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Fitzgerald, Scott | 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 | Fitzgerald, Scott (R, house WI-5) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 2 | McClintock, Tom (R, house CA-5) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 3 | Kiley, Kevin (I, house CA-3) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 4 | Bishop, Dan (R, house NC-8) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Buck, Ken (R, house CO-4) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Nehls, Troy E. (R, house TX-22) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Spartz, Victoria (R, house IN-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 | 150 | $34,488 | $34,488 |
| 2 | none | 0 | $0 | 112 | $23,237 | $23,237 |
| 3 | tolunay-wong | 0 | $0 | 1 | $13,500 | $13,500 |
| 4 | blackstone | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
| 5 | travis kisner | 0 | $0 | 1 | $6,830 | $6,830 |
| 6 | essc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $6,830 | $6,830 |
| 7 | o'neill enterprises | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 8 | harbinger strategies | 0 | $0 | 2 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 9 | odin construction solutions | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,330 | $2,330 |
| 10 | state of california | 0 | $0 | 2 | $2,250 | $2,250 |
| 11 | self | 0 | $0 | 9 | $2,125 | $2,125 |
| 12 | gci | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 13 | monarch enterprises inc | 0 | $0 | 2 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 14 | mesirow | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,300 | $1,300 |
| 15 | lsv | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,300 | $1,300 |
| 16 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 5 | $1,151 | $1,151 |
| 17 | papillion air | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 18 | ktm construction | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 19 | indiana senate majority committee | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 20 | tech ventures manager inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 21 | aborn powers | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 22 | papillon | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 23 | team hallahan | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 24 | gifford anderson plumbing | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 25 | r.j. smith law office | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
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.
7 predicted yes (1%) · 263 predicted no (48%) · 273 unknown (51%)
By party: · R: 4 yes / 0 no / 273 unknown · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 3 yes / 0 no
5 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Fitzgerald, Scott (R · house · WI-5) · cosponsor
- Kiley, Kevin (I · house · CA-3) · cosponsor
- McClintock, Tom (R · house · CA-5) · cosponsor
- Nehls, Troy E. (R · house · TX-22) · cosponsor
- Spartz, Victoria (R · house · IN-5) · 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 Fitzgerald, Scott (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Buck, Ken (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by McClintock, Tom (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Bishop, Dan (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Nehls, Troy E. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Kiley, Kevin (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Spartz, Victoria (cosponsor) · sponsorship