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S. 4800

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 4800, the Land of the Free Act of 2026, was introduced in the Senate on Jun 16, 2026 by Sen. Alex Padilla (D) with 11 co-sponsors. It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Jun 16, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

S. 4800 has 11 co-sponsors.

sb4800/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S4800 IS: Land of the Free Act of 2026
 U.S. Senate
 2026-06-16
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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.
 II  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  S. 4800  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   June 16, 2026   Mr. Padilla  (for himself,  Mr. Durbin ,  Mr. Coons ,  Ms. Hirono ,  Mr. Markey ,  Mr. Sanders ,  Mr. Schiff ,  Mr. Van Hollen ,  Mr. Booker ,  Ms. Blunt Rochester , and  Ms. Warren ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To protect free speech by repealing the ground for deportability under section 237(a)(4)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act relating to aliens whose presence or activities in the United States are reasonably believed to have serious adverse foreign policy consequences.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Land of the Free Act of 2026  .
2.
Exception to ground for deportability for protected speech activities
Section 237(a)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(4) ) is amended by striking subparagraph (C).

Tracker

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

  1. Introduced2026-06-16
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

A bill to protect free speech by repealing the ground for deportability under section 237(a)(4)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act relating to aliens whose presence or activities in the United States are reasonably believed to have serious adverse foreign policy consequences.

Sponsors

Sen. Alex Padilla (D) sponsors S. 4800, and 11 members have co-sponsored it, 10 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 4800 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary
Judiciary
Referred To · Jun 16, 2026

Actions

S. 4800 has taken 2 actions since Jun 16, 2026.

ChamberAction
Jun 16, 2026
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.Judiciary Committee
Jun 16, 2026
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 4800 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

S. 4800 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Land of the Free Act of 2026 — Display Title
  • Land of the Free Act of 2026 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to protect free speech by repealing the ground for deportability under section 237(a)(4)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act relating to aliens whose presence or activities in the United States are reasonably believed to have serious adverse foreign policy consequences. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 1 registered lobbyist who named S. 4800 in 1 quarterly filing, 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 Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Foreign Relations, Trade (domestic/foreign).

Clients

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

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
A NEW POLICY INC.Public interest lobbying non-profit firmDistrict of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
A NEW POLICY INC.11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
JOSHUA PAUL111

Filings

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

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
A NEW POLICY INC.A NEW POLICY INC.2026 second_quarter$10K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 4800 under Immigration, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 4800’s is Immigration.

s4800/policy-areas.txt
ImmigrationAgriculture 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 DevelopmentInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com