The bill would block U.S. money from supporting the U.N.'s iVerify tool or similar programs that label speech as false or harmful information. Any blocked money would be canceled and sent back to the U.S. Treasury.
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End U.N. Censorship Act is a House bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Latest action on H.R. 417: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Who this affects: This bill mainly affects U.S. federal agencies, the United Nations, U.N. bodies, and other international organizations that receive U.S. money. Federal agencies could not fund iVerify or similar speech-labeling programs. International groups could lose U.S. support for those programs if the money would help label speech as misinformation, disinformation, or malinformation.
Why this matters: This bill matters because it would change how U.S. money can be used in global efforts to monitor and label information. It would keep federal funds away from U.N.-linked tools that flag speech as misinformation, disinformation, or malinformation. Supporters may see that as a guardrail against U.S. funding for speech control. Critics may see it as a cut to international work that responds to false or misleading information. The bill does not say how many current programs or dollars would be affected.
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