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I119th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 1071IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESFebruary 6, 2025Mr. Issa (for himself, Ms. Salazar, Mr. Gill of Texas, and Mr. Baumgartner) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryA BILLTo provide that any foreign government official who engages in censorship of American speech is inadmissible and deportable.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the No Censors on our Shores Act.

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Inadmissibility and deportability related to censoring speech

(a)

Inadmissibility

Section 212(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following: (J)

Censorship

Any alien who, while serving as a foreign government official, was responsible for or directly carried out, at any time, any act against a United States citizen located in the United States that, if committed by a United States government official in the United States, would violate the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, is inadmissible.. (b)

Deportability

Section 237(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following: (G)

Censorship

Any alien who, while serving as a foreign government official, was responsible for or directly carried out, at any time, any act against a United States citizen located in the United States that, if committed by a United States government official in the United States, would violate the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, is deportable..