Proposed
Resolution · 119th Congress · HRES 967
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that European laws and regulations unfairly and unreasonably burden American speech and innovation.
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Introduced 2025-12-18Topic: technology privacy · civil rights · economy jobsSummary
AI-generated summary, report an errorThis resolution states the position of the U.S. House of Representatives on several European digital laws. It expresses disapproval of the European Union's Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act, and the United Kingdom's Online Safety Act and Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act. It asks the administration to use diplomatic and economic tools to protect U.S. citizens' free expression and U.S. companies from foreign rules. It also asks the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission to reject the antitrust principles behind two of these laws and not to help European governments enforce them. As a resolution, it does not create new law.
Sponsors
- Jefferson Van Drew Republican sponsor
- 6 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-18 | House | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | refer |
| 2025-12-18 | House | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | refer |
| 2025-12-18 | Submitted in House | refer | |
| 2025-12-18 | Submitted in House | introduce |