119 HR 5460 IH: Freedom from Regulatory Enforcement and Evaluation of Speech Policies to Ensure Editorial Choice Holds Act of 2025 U.S. House of Representatives 2025-09-18 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I119th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 5460IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESSeptember 18, 2025Ms. Crockett introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and CommerceA BILLTo prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from requiring any entity regulated by the Commission to align the speech of such entity with the political ideology of any presidential administration, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Freedom from Regulatory Enforcement and Evaluation of Speech Policies to Ensure Editorial Choice Holds Act of 2025 or the FREE SPEECH Act of 2025.

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Prohibition

The Federal Communications Commission may not require any entity regulated by the Commission to align the speech of such entity with the political ideology of any presidential administration, including through any rule or order issued by the Commission or as a condition of granting approval for a merger or acquisition or any other approval required by the Commission.