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Protecting Speech from Government Interference Act (H.R. 140)

House vote · H.R. 140 · On Passage · March 9, 2023Free speechKey vote, counts double

Bars federal employees from using their office to push online platforms to remove or suppress lawful speech.

Liberty position
Yea
The House voted
219 Yea, 206 Nay
Why Yea is the liberty side
A yes vote opposed government pressure on platforms to censor lawful speech.

Counted under the measure Free speech.

The count

359 current members of Congress were in the House for this vote. Members who have left Congress are not listed.

On the liberty side
180
179 Republicans, 1 Independent
Against the liberty side
171
171 Democrats
Not counted
8
2 Republicans, 6 Democrats

On the liberty side

180 current members voted Yea.

Against the liberty side

171 current members voted Nay.

Not counted

8 current members missed the vote or voted present. Neither counts for or against a member.

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