Global Internet Freedom Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8309 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8309 To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to provide for the inclusion of additional information relating to internet freedom in Annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 8, 2024 Ms. Jacobs (for herself and Ms. Salazar) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to provide for the inclusion of additional information relating to internet freedom in Annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices. 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 ``Global Internet Freedom Act''. SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. It is the sense of Congress that-- (1) internet freedom is important to the exercise of human rights; and (2) the United St…