119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Jan 22, 2025
Free Speech Protection Act
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Latest action (Jan 22, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Introduced in Senate
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PEN AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: PEN AMERICA
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
$10,000
Spent on own lobbying
S.188, Free Speech Protection Act S.2296, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 H.R.5527, Stop Censoring Military Families Act H.RES.797, Expressin…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 16, 2026 · issue area: Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
$520,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ty Provision in the US Military Code, Federal Sentencing, Civil Rights and Liberties. S. 2212-VISIBLE Act-Issues Lobbied: Immigration, Federal Policing Reform. S. 188-Free Speech Protection Act-Issues Lobbied: Free Speech. S. 2523-John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025-Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights. S. 2902-Hidd…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 17, 2025 · issue area: Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
$400,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ed "Declaring a crime emergency in the District of Columbia"-Issues Lobbied: Justice. S. 2212-VISIBLE Act-Issues Lobbied: Immigration, Federal Policing Reform. S. 188-Free Speech Protection Act-Issues Lobbied: Free Speech. S. 478-Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act of 2025-Issues Lobbied: Disability Rights. S. 2342-Intelli…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing