Federal bills
Sponsor: Rep. Michael A. Rulli (R-OH-6) · Cosponsors: None listed at Congress.gov as of Sept 19, 2026 — ask your Representative to be the first →
Committee: House Judiciary · Status: Referred to committee. No hearings scheduled.
The Guaranteeing Rights Against Novel International Tyranny and Extortion Act. Amends title 28 of the U.S. Code to limit the enforcement of foreign censorship judgments in the United States, and to create a federal cause of action against foreign regulators who threaten Americans on American soil for constitutionally protected speech.
- Shield: bars U.S. courts, U.S. agencies, and state courts from recognizing or enforcing foreign censorship judgments
- Sword: creates a federal cause of action for U.S. persons to sue foreign regulators or their agents who threaten them on U.S. soil for speech protected by the First Amendment
- Damages: statutory damages, injunctive and declaratory relief, and attorneys’ fees
- FSIA carve-out: conforms the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act to permit these actions, closing the exact gap the D.D.C. relied on in 4chan v. Ofcom
Coalition analysisThe GRANITE Act is the load-bearing federal fix. It answers directly to the D.D.C.’s September 14 ruling: Congress can, if it wishes, subject foreign governments and their instrumentalities to suit in the United States when they threaten Americans for constitutionally protected speech. The coalition supports it and calls on the House Judiciary Committee to schedule hearings without delay.
Sponsor: Rep. Warren Davidson (R-OH-8) · Cosponsors: Reps. Tim Burchett (R-TN-2), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ-2), Michael Cloud (R-TX-27), David J. Taylor (R-OH-2) — all as of 09/08/2026
Committee: House Judiciary · Status: Referred to committee. No hearings scheduled.
The Halting Overseas Mandates from Extraterritorially Reaching Onto National Territory Act. The second federal GRANITE-family bill. Amends title 28 to limit the recognition and enforcement of foreign censorship laws in the United States.
- Implements the GRANITE sword and shield architecture
- Provides shield, declaratory judgment, injunctive relief, and damages sword
- Federal cause of action for U.S. persons subject to foreign censorship orders
- Complements rather than duplicates GRANITE — text differences to be reconciled if both advance
Coalition analysisHOMEFRONT arrived twelve days after GRANITE with four original cosponsors on day one and Davidson’s own strong on-record framing. Either bill would close the FSIA gap. The coalition supports both and hopes House Judiciary reconciles them into a single reported bill quickly.
“Foreign governments have no business policing the speech of American citizens. Foreign regulators are using fines and legal threats to pressure American companies into censoring speech protected by the First Amendment. The HOMEFRONT Act would make sure American courts and agencies cannot be used to enforce those penalties and give Americans subject to them the right to challenge them in federal court. No American should ever have to answer to a foreign censor for exercising rights guaranteed by our Constitution.”
— Rep. Warren Davidson (R-OH-8), September 8, 2026 press release
State bills & models
Sponsor: Wyoming state legislators (co-authored by Preston Byrne, Colin Crossman, Daniel Singh) · Introduced: January 30, 2026
Status: Passed introduction vote 57–5 on Feb 10, 2026. Passed the Wyoming House of Representatives 46–12 on February 23, 2026 — the first legislative chamber in the United States to pass a foreign censorship shield law. Stalled in the Wyoming Senate during the short budget session. Reintroduction anticipated in 2027 as a committee bill (currently in interim study).
The first-ever GRANITE bill. Sword-and-shield state statute with extensive federal savings language so it operates alongside — not in tension with — a future federal fix.
Coalition analysisWyoming has already proven a state chamber will pass this by a large bipartisan margin. That vote is a template the federal bills can point to when House Judiciary asks whether “there is appetite for this.” There is.
Sponsor: N.H. State Rep. Calvin Beaulier and colleagues · Status: Draft published Feb 10, 2026. Legislative proposal in preparation for the 2027 session.
A NH-specific GRANITE variant with an amended definition of “threaten” and “foreign censorship law” that allows a cause of action across a wider range of censorship modalities than the Wyoming v1.0 text.
Coalition analysisEvery state chamber that passes a GRANITE-family bill makes the federal case easier. New Hampshire, if enacted, would be the second passage.
Status: Adopted as ALEC model policy July 24, 2026. Available for adoption by any state legislature.
A streamlined, shield-only GRANITE variant based on the “Diet GRANITE” text. Prohibits state courts from recognizing, enforcing, or cooperating with any foreign judgment, order, or regulatory action that seeks to punish speech protected by the First Amendment.
Coalition analysisEvery state legislature that adopts the ALEC model or a stronger GRANITE variant is one more forum in which foreign censors cannot pursue enforcement. The coalition encourages state legislators to introduce or co-sponsor this text in the 2027 sessions.
Introduced: February 13, 2026 · Status: Introduced during WV’s short 2026 session, days after Wyoming. Did not advance.
Sword-and-shield state statute modeled on the Wyoming text.
Coalition analysisWest Virginia is an example of how a short legislative session can stall a bill purely on calendar constraints. The coalition supports reintroduction in a full session.