H.R. 9397: INFO Act of 2022
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H.R. 9397: INFO Act of 2022
117th Congress · introduced 2022-12-01 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2022-12-01 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
INFO Act of 2022
Plain summary
Internet Freedom and Operations Act of 2022 or INFO Act of 2022 This bill directs the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development to continue efforts to secure internet freedom globally. The bill also directs the U.S. Agency for Global Media to obtain open-source tools and techniques to securely distribute digital content, as well as to facilitate audience access to websites censored by foreign governments.
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7] · 2 cosponsors
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William R. Keating (D-MA)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr9397.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>
Record fed-us-cong117-hr9397 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117