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Censorship Accountability Act
Recent Bills/Censorship Accountability Act

Censorship Accountability Act

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Introduced1 year ago
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Why This Matters

The Censorship Accountability Act lets people take legal action against federal employees who violate their First Amendment rights. This is important because it aims to hold government workers accountable for censorship and other rights violations.

If you feel your First Amendment rights have been violated by a federal employee, you could take legal action against them.
Who this affects
citizens · federal employees
What changes is this bill making?
  1. 1This bill allows individuals to sue federal employees for violating First Amendment rights.
  2. 2It defines federal employees as those working in the executive branch, excluding the President and Vice President.
  3. 3The bill states that federal employees can be held responsible for actions taken while performing their duties.
  4. 4It allows courts to award attorney's fees to the winning party in these cases.
  5. 5If any part of this bill is found unconstitutional, the rest will still apply.
Read the detailed summary

Censorship 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.

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IntroducedCurrentJan 3, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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The President

Joe Biden
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