Censorship Accountability Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 2616 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2616 To provide for a right of action against Federal employees for violations of rights secured by the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 27, 2023 Mr. Schmitt introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To provide for a right of action against Federal employees for violations of rights secured by the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, and for other purposes. 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 RIGHTS SECURED BY THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES. (a) Definition…