Bill · H.R. 5460· House(119-HR-5460)
FREE SPEECH Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 9/18/2025
- Last activity
- 9/18/2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Sponsored by
- Jasmine Crockett
- Cosponsors
- None
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, titled the "FREE SPEECH Act of 2025," aims to restrict the power of the Federal Communications Commission. It seeks to prohibit the Commission from forcing any regulated entity to align its speech with the political ideology of any presidential administration. This restriction applies to rules, orders, or conditions used during the approval of mergers and acquisitions. The legislation was introduced by Ms. Crockett in the House of Representatives.
Yes· 3 of 4
Does this protect what people are allowed to say in public life?+6
The bill protects entities from being compelled to align their speech with the political ideology of the presidential administration.
Does this protect the individual right to speak freely?+6
The bill explicitly prevents the government from forcing regulated entities to align their speech with specific political ideologies.
Would business owners be better off under this?+4
The bill protects business owners from having speech requirements used as leverage during merger and acquisition approvals.
The opposite
Does this give the federal government more power?-3
The bill limits the authority of the Federal Communications Commission to set speech-related conditions on regulated entities.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Protection of Editorial Choice: The bill prevents the Federal Communications Commission from requiring regulated entities to align their speech with the political ideology of a presidential administration, which is intended to ensure editorial choice (Section 2).
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Limiting Regulatory Overreach during Mergers: The bill prohibits the Commission from using the approval process for mergers or acquisitions as a way to mandate specific political speech (Section 2).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly stated in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Freedom Of Speech+6
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Business Owners+4
- Economy And Finance
- Improves Small Business Support+3
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Freedom Of Speech+6Increases Federal Power-3
- 9/18/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced in House