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S. 4124Senate117th Congress (2021-2023)In Committee

A bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds for the Disinformation Governance Board of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.

Sponsored by Tom CottonSen. Tom Cotton (R-AR)
Introduced May 2, 2022

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The bill bans the use of any federal money to create or support a Disinformation Governance Board within the Department of Homeland Security, or any similar board the department might set up. It aims to stop taxpayer funding for a body that would monitor or counter misinformation. The restriction applies to all federal appropriations that could be used for such a board.

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  • Prohibits any federal funds from being used to establish or support a Disinformation Governance Board or any similar entity within the Department of Homeland Security.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

May 2, 2022

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May 2, 2022

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

May 2, 2022

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Introduced in SenateIssued May 2, 2022

II

117th CONGRESS

2d Session

S. 4124

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

May 2, 2022

Mr. Cotton (for himself, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. Risch, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Crapo, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Lee, Mr. Tillis, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mrs. Blackburn, Ms. Ernst, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Young, Mr. Braun, and Mr. Lankford) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

A BILL

To prohibit the use of Federal funds for the Disinformation Governance Board of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.

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Prohibition on use of Federal funds for the Disinformation Governance Board of the Department of Homeland Security

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal funds may be used to establish or support the activities of a Disinformation Governance Board at the Department of Homeland Security, or any other similar entity established in the Department of Homeland Security.