U.S. courts cannot enforce foreign censorship orders against Americans
H.R. 10309 — HOMEFRONT Act of 2026 · Filed by Warren Davidson (R-OH) · 5 cosponsors · Introduced Sep 8, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill stops U.S. courts from enforcing foreign court orders. These orders punish speech the First Amendment protects. U.S. officials cannot help foreign governments prosecute Americans for protected speech. Americans can sue if a foreign censorship judgment is used against them. They get $25,000 in damages. The FTC must keep a public list of foreign censorship targeting Americans.
Who it affects
Americans who face foreign court orders for their speech gain protection. They gain the right to sue. U.S. courts and officials must follow these new rules.
One thing to notice
The bill blocks extradition of Americans for speech crimes under foreign censorship laws. It does this even if those laws are part of U.S. treaties.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
5 cosponsors: 5 Republicans.
- Sep 8, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Sep 8, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- First Amendment — The part of the U.S. Constitution that protects free speech.
- enforce — To make someone follow a rule or court order.
- extradition — When one country sends a person to another country to face trial.
- FTC — The Federal Trade Commission, a U.S. government agency that protects consumers.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (7,201 characters) on Sep 11, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,522 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-22.
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