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H.R. 417

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 417, the End U.N. Censorship Act, was introduced in the House on Jan 15, 2025 by Rep. Ben Cline (R) with 5 co-sponsors. It was referred to Foreign Affairs, and last saw action on Jan 15, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Record

Text

H.R. 417 has 5 co-sponsors.

hb417/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 417 IH: End U.N. Censorship Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-01-15
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 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.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 417  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   January 15, 2025   Mr. Cline  (for himself,  Mr. Cloud , and  Mr. Ogles ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Foreign Affairs    A BILL
To prohibit the use of United States contributions to the United Nations to support the iVerify tool developed by the United Nations Development Programme, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
 This Act may be cited as the   End U.N. Censorship Act  .
2.
Prohibition
(a)
In general
No Federal funds made available to the Department of State or any other department or agency may be used—
(1)
to develop, implement, or otherwise support the iVerify tool developed by the United Nations Development Programme;
(2)
for any other effort that seeks to label speech or expression as mal-, mis-, or dis-information;
(3)
to make any voluntary contributions to the United Nations or any entity of the United Nations that—
(A)
fund, implement, develop, or otherwise support the iVerify platform or any similar platform; or
(B)
otherwise support initiatives that seek to label speech or expression as mal-, mis-, or disinformation; or
(4)
to make any contribution to any other international organization for the purposes of funding, implementing, developing, or otherwise supporting the iVerify platform or any similar effort that seeks to label speech or expression as mal-, mis-, or disinformation.
(b)
Rescission
Any amounts withheld pursuant to this section—
(1)
shall be permanently rescinded as of the date on which the Secretary makes the determination described in subsection (a)(1);
(2)
shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury; and
(3)
shall not be considered arrears to be repaid to the United Nations or any entity of the United Nations.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-01-15
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Jan 15, 2025

hb417/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (01/15/2025)

End U.N. Censorship Act

This bill specifies that no federal funds may be made available to support the iVerify tool (a fact-checking tool developed by the United Nations Development Programme) or any other effort that seeks to label speech or expression as mal-, mis-, or dis-information.

Sponsors

Rep. Ben Cline (R) sponsors H.R. 417, and 5 members have co-sponsored it, 2 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 417 went before 1 committee: Foreign Affairs.

Foreign Affairs
Foreign Affairs
Referred To · Jan 15, 2025 · 658 Bills

Actions

H.R. 417 has taken 2 actions since Jan 15, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jan 15, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jan 15, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.Foreign Affairs Committee

Votes

H.R. 417 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 417 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • End U.N. Censorship Act — Display Title
  • To prohibit the use of United States contributions to the United Nations to support the iVerify tool developed by the United Nations Development Programme, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced
  • End U.N. Censorship Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 3 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 417 in 5 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Clean Air and Water (quality), Natural Resources.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
TROUT UNLIMITED—Virginia15—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
TROUT UNLIMITED15—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
LINDSAY SLATER115
KADEN MCARTHUR114
KATE MILLER112

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
TROUT UNLIMITEDTROUT UNLIMITED2026 second_quarter$120K2nd Quarter - Report
TROUT UNLIMITEDTROUT UNLIMITED2026 first_quarter$120K1st Quarter - Report
TROUT UNLIMITEDTROUT UNLIMITED2025 fourth_quarter$120K4th Quarter - Report
TROUT UNLIMITEDTROUT UNLIMITED2025 third_quarter$120K3rd Quarter - Report
TROUT UNLIMITEDTROUT UNLIMITED2025 second_quarter$120K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 417 under International Affairs, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 417’s is International Affairs.

hr417/policy-areas.txt
International AffairsAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 417, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 8 (Wednesday, January 15, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CLINE:H.R. 417.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution.[Page H186]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com