Censorship Accountability Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4848 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4848 To provide for a right of action against Federal employees for violations of First Amendment rights. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 25, 2023 Mr. Bishop of North Carolina (for himself, Ms. Hageman, Mr. Johnson of Louisiana, Mr. Van Drew, Mr. Steube, Mr. Biggs, Mr. Gooden of Texas, Mr. Nehls, Mr. Gaetz, and Mr. Jordan) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To provide for a right of action against Federal employees for violations of First Amendment rights. 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 ``Censorship Accountability Act''. SEC. 2. RIGHT OF ACTION AGAINST FEDERAL EMPLOYEES FOR VIOLATIONS OF FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS. (a) In General.--A Federal employee who, under color of any statute, ordinance…