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This bill would stop U.S. government money from being used to help a United Nations misinformation tool called iVerify, or any similar system that labels speech or expression as “misinformation,” “disinformation,” or similar terms. It would also block U.S. agencies from giving voluntary money to the United Nations or other international groups for these kinds of tools or programs. In short, the bill is meant to keep federal funds from supporting efforts that judge or label what people say online or elsewhere as false information.
- It bars federal funds from the State Department or any other U.S. agency from developing, running, or supporting iVerify.
- It also blocks money for any other effort that tries to label speech or expression as misinformation, disinformation, or a similar category.
- The bill prevents U.S. voluntary contributions to the United Nations, or any U.N. body, if the money would support iVerify or a similar program.
- If money is withheld under this rule, it would be permanently canceled, sent to the Treasury, and not counted as money the U.S. still owes the United Nations.
Official Summaries
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.
Current Full Text
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 417 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 417
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.
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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
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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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``End U.N. Censorship Act''.
SEC. 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.
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