Jasmine Crockett (D-TX)
FREE SPEECH Act of 2025
A Democratic bill with no cosponsors
Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, titled the "FREE SPEECH Act of 2025," aims to restrict the power of the Federal Communications Commission. It seeks to prohibit the Commission from forcing any regulated entity to align its speech with the political ideology of any presidential administration. This restriction applies to rules, orders, or conditions used during the approval of mergers and acquisitions. The legislation was introduced by Ms. Crockett in the House of Representatives.
Yes· 3 of 4
- Scored +6
Does this protect what people are allowed to say in public life?
The bill protects entities from being compelled to align their speech with the political ideology of the presidential administration.
- Scored +6
Does this protect the individual right to speak freely?
The bill explicitly prevents the government from forcing regulated entities to align their speech with specific political ideologies.
- Scored +4
Would business owners be better off under this?
The bill protects business owners from having speech requirements used as leverage during merger and acquisition approvals.
The opposite
- Scored -3
Does this give the federal government more power?
The bill limits the authority of the Federal Communications Commission to set speech-related conditions on regulated entities.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Protection of Editorial Choice: The bill prevents the Federal Communications Commission from requiring regulated entities to align their speech with the political ideology of a presidential administration, which is intended to ensure editorial choice (Section 2).
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Limiting Regulatory Overreach during Mergers: The bill prohibits the Commission from using the approval process for mergers or acquisitions as a way to mandate specific political speech (Section 2).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly stated in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Social Issues And Justice
- Does this protect what people are allowed to say in public life? — The bill protects entities from being compelled to align their speech with the political ideology of the presidential administration.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would business owners be better off under this? — The bill protects business owners from having speech requirements used as leverage during merger and acquisition approvals.
- Economy And Finance
- Does this make it easier to run a small business? — The bill prevents the FCC from imposing political speech requirements as a condition for regulatory approvals.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this protect the individual right to speak freely? — The bill explicitly prevents the government from forcing regulated entities to align their speech with specific political ideologies. Does this give the federal government more power? — The bill limits the authority of the Federal Communications Commission to set speech-related conditions on regulated entities.
- 9/18/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced in House