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Bill · 119th Congress · HR 5117

SPIN Act

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Introduced 2025-09-03Topic: governance ethics · technology privacy

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This bill changes a 1948 law that governs information the U.S. government produces for audiences in other countries. It would bar that information from being distributed inside the United States, its territories, or possessions. After the information is released abroad, it would be available on request at the Department of State, in English, for examination only by members of the press, research students, and scholars. It would also be made available for examination by Members of Congress on request.

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Action history

DateChamberActionStatus effect
2025-09-03HouseReferred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.refer
2025-09-03Introduced in Houseintroduce
2025-09-03Introduced in Houseintroduce
Source: GovInfo Bill Status (Library of Congress), fetched 2026-09-11. Provisions and opinion polling arrive in a later release.