FREEDOM OF SPEECH

Amendments

Courts: prohibit recognition and enforcement of foreign defamation judgments and certain foreign judgments against providers of interactive computer services (H.R. 2765), S5978 [19JY], H6126 [27JY]

Articles and editorials

Blind Activist Calls for Help—A Chinese Lawyer Is Under Constant Surveillance Following His Release From Prison, H6651 [14SE]

Ukraine Channels Cry Foul as Frequencies Pulled, E1265 [1JY]

Victory for Writing, H6128 [27JY]

Bills and resolutions

Civil liberties: reaffirm centrality of freedoms of expression and press as cornerstones of U.S. foreign policy, encourage international Internet freedom, and condemn cyber attacks and censorship by China (see S. Res. 405), S440 [2FE]

Courts: prohibit recognition and enforcement of foreign defamation judgments if they are inconsistent with U.S. law and provide victims of such suits a means to clear their name (see S. 3518), S5268 [22JN]

Information technology: commend companies for advocating an uncensored Internet, encourage participation in Global Network Initiative, and make lawful Internet access a part of U.S. foreign policy (see H. Res. 1512), H5546 [13JY]

Internet: oppose any effort to transfer control to the U.N. or any other international governmental organization (see H. Res. 1775), H8785 [17DE]

Iran: call for release of Taqi Kalaji, condemn human rights violations, and impose further sanctions against the Government (see H. Res. 1118), H933 [25FE]

———commend democracy and human rights advocates, support freedom of speech, and renew focus on human rights violations as found in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (see S. Res. 415), S569 [11FE]

———mark anniversary of Presidential election, support citizens' pursuit of basic freedoms, and condemn ongoing human rights abuses (see S. Res. 551), S4885 [14JN]

———mark anniversary of Presidential election, support citizens' pursuit of basic freedoms, and condemn ongoing human rights abuses and continued pursuit of nuclear weapons capability (see H. Res. 1457), H4677 [22JN]

Political campaigns: constitutional amendment permitting Congress and the States to regulate expenditure of funds by corporations engaging in political speech (see H.J. Res. 74), H471 [2FE]

———constitutional amendment prohibiting corporations and labor organizations from using operating funds for advertisements relative to Federal election campaigns (see H.J. Res. 68), H326 [21JA]

Supreme Court: express disapproval of decision issued in Citizens United v. FEC (see H. Res. 1275), H2695 [20AP]

———urge the upholding of laws that allow the families and friends of fallen members of the Armed Forces to mourn their loved ones in peace and privacy (see H. Con. Res. 261), H2641 [15AP]

Technology: combat trade barriers that threaten maintenance of an open, global Internet, that mandate unique technology standards as a condition of market access, and promote free flow of information (see H.R. 5694), H5502 [1JY]

Venezuela: support free elections and freedoms of speech, assembly, and expression, and reject efforts to intimidate or punish those who exercise such freedoms (see S. Res. 645), S7446 [24SE]

Vietnam: impose sanctions on individuals who are complicit in human rights abuses against nationals of Vietnam or their families (see S. 3974), S8063 [18NO] (see H.R. 6433), H7614 [18NO]

———use diplomatic pressure to uphold basic human rights, call on U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam to visit certain detained democracy activists, and request release of such activists (see H. Res. 1515), H5617 [14JY]

Remarks in House

China: persecution of Chen Guangcheng, H6651 [14SE]

Civil liberties: protect rights of citizens, H3119 [4MY], H4499 [15JN]

Courts: prohibit recognition and enforcement of foreign defamation judgments and certain foreign judgments against providers of interactive computer services (H.R. 2765), Senate amendment, H6126-H6129 [27JY]

Cuba: insist upon freedom, democracy, and human rights before increasing U.S. trade and tourism, H2253 [23MR], H5523 [13JY], H7485 [16NO]

Freedom of religion: arrest of Christian missionaries for distributing copies of the Gospel of John outside an Arab festival in Dearborn, MI, H4913 [29JN]

Human Rights Day: observance, H8266 [9DE]

Iran: mark anniversary of Presidential election, support citizens' pursuit of basic freedoms, and condemn ongoing human rights abuses and continued pursuit of nuclear weapons capability (H. Res. 1457), H4716-H4721 [23JN], H4857 [24JN], E1241 [30JN]

Netherlands: condemn trial of Geert Wilders for production of documentary criticizing Islam, H758 [24FE], H1326 [11MR], H1563 [17MR], H2856 [26AP], H4438 [15JN]

Political campaigns: constitutional amendment prohibiting corporations and labor organizations from using operating funds for advertisements relative to Federal election campaigns, H392 [27JA]

Supreme Court: decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions used for political speech, H289 [21JA], H390, H392 [27JA], H3830 [26MY], H5524 [13JY]

———express disapproval of decision issued in Citizens United v. FEC, H8357 [15DE]

———impact of decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions used for political speech, H7504 [17NO]

Ukraine: address restrictions on freedoms of speech and press, E1265 [1JY]

Waxman, Representative: allegations of abuse of power relative to retaliatory actions against citizens expressing the right to petition Congress for redress of grievances, H2510 [14AP]

Remarks in Senate

Civil liberties: reaffirm centrality of freedoms of expression and press as cornerstones of U.S. foreign policy, encourage international Internet freedom, and condemn cyber attacks and censorship by China (S. Res. 405), S447 [2FE], S472 [4FE]

Courts: prohibit recognition and enforcement of foreign defamation judgments and certain foreign judgments against providers of interactive computer services (H.R. 2765), S5978-S5980 [19JY]

———prohibit recognition and enforcement of foreign defamation judgments if they are inconsistent with U.S. law and provide victims of such suits a means to clear their name (S. 3518), S5275 [22JN]

FCC: broadband policy on neutrality, S10853, S10889-S10891 [21DE]

Global Internet Freedom Caucus: formation and agenda, S2109 [25MR]

Iran: commend democracy and human rights advocates, support freedom of speech, and renew focus on human rights violations as found in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (S. Res. 415), S548, S589-S592 [11FE]

———condemn restrictions on freedoms of speech, the press, expression, and assembly, human rights abuses, and censorship, and support access to the Internet and personal communication services, S2109 [25MR]

———mark anniversary of Presidential election, support citizens' pursuit of basic freedoms, and condemn ongoing human rights abuses (S. Res. 551), S4893 [14JN]

Supreme Court: decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions used for political speech, S108, S116 [21JA], S274-S277, S332 [28JA], S354-S356 [29JA], S404-S406 [2FE], S531 [9FE], S2784 [29AP], S3794 [17MY], S5730 [12JY], S5800 [14JY], S6270-S6278, S6281-S6284, S6288 [27JY], S6607 [3AU], S7303, S7304, S7306-S7309, S7311-S7313, S7317-S7332, S7335, S7341-S7344 [22SE], S7385-S7388 [23SE]

Reports filed

Prohibit Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Defamation Judgments and Certain Foreign Judgments Against Providers of Interactive Computer Services: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 2765), S5849 [14JY]

Securing the Protection of Our Enduring and Established Constitutional Heritage (SPEECH) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 2765) (S. Rept. 111-224), S5993 [19JY]

Texts of

H. Res. 1457, mark anniversary of Iranian Presidential election, support citizens' pursuit of basic freedoms, and condemn ongoing human rights abuses and continued pursuit of nuclear weapons capability, H4716 [23JN]

H.R. 2765, Securing the Protection of our Enduring and Established Constitutional Heritage (SPEECH) Act, S5978 [19JY]

S. Res. 405, reaffirm centrality of freedoms of expression and press as cornerstones of U.S. foreign policy, encourage international Internet freedom, and condemn cyber attacks and censorship by China, S445, S447 [2FE]

S. Res. 415, commend democracy and human rights advocates, support freedom of speech, and renew focus on human rights violations as found in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights in Iran, S571, S592 [11FE]

S. Res. 551, mark anniversary of Iranian Presidential election, support citizens' pursuit of basic freedoms, and condemn ongoing human rights abuses, S4887, S4893 [14JN]

S. Res. 645, support free elections and freedoms of speech, assembly, and expression, and reject efforts to intimidate or punish those who exercise such freedoms in Venezuela, S7448 [24SE]