U.S. Internet Censorship Shield Law Tracker

As the first federal legislative action on domestic and foreign censorship following the rollout of UK OSA and EU DSA occurred today, I am creating this legislative tracker to track bill statuses.

Depending on how ambitious the U.S. Congress and the states are when it comes to defending the First Amendment, the emerging legal regime being tracked here may wind up being of equal importance to the EU Digital Services Act and UK/Australian Online Safety Acts to U.S. companies doing worldwide Internet business.

As any new legislative proposals are introduced in the coming weeks and months I will add them, and track them, here.

Bill + TitleStatusGRANITE ElementsNotes

H.R. 8595
Making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes
Passed House Appropriations, added to Union Calendar on 4/30/2026.N/AWrote a blog post on this bill here.

Prohibits State Dept funding of foreign censorship schemes. As a practical matter, this would be likely to defund any NGO in the orbit of the State Department or national security apparatus which collaborates with foreign censorship efforts.
H.R. 8845,
Fiscal Year 2027 bill for the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee
Marked up on 4/30/2026.N/ASection 221 prevents the FBI’s Foreign Influence Task Force from targeting United States persons.

Section 573 bars partnering with or funding organizations that pressure private companies to censor “lawful and constitutionally protected speech” of U.S. persons, including on social media platforms.
H.R. 4278
Protect U.S. Companies from Foreign Regulatory Taxation Act
Referred to House Judiciary, 7/2/2025N/A
H.R. 1071
No Censors On Our Shores Act
Added to Union Calendar on 4/9/2026.N/AMakes any alien who, while serving as a government official of a foreign state, was complicit in censorship of Americans inadmissible to, and deportable from, the United States.
H.B. 0070
The Wyoming GRANITE Act of 2026
Passed WY House 46-12; ran out of legislative time in the Senate.

Taken up as interim topic by the House Select Committee on Blockchain, Financial Technology and Digital Innovation Technology, with the aim of reintroduction as a committee bill in early 2027.
Shield + sword.

Shield includes executive branch cooperation ban, extradition ban.

Sword includes private right of action vs foreign censors, private right of action vs. state government officials who cooperate with foreign censors.

Remedy vs foreign censors includes damages, injunction, declaration.
The first GRANITE Act bill.

State bill.

Version 0.1 of the GRANITE Act was first published right here on prestonbyrne.com in October 2025.
H.B. [___], The Wyoming GRANITE Act (2027 reintroduction)Progressing through committee during the interim study period.Shield-only.

Shield includes executive branch cooperation ban, MLAT cooperation ban, extradition ban.

State draft bill.
S.B. 9723
West Virginia GRANITE Act of 2026
Died in committee.Shield + sword.

Sword does not include statutory damages; private right of action language silent on remedy.

State bill.
The ALEC GRANITE Act – Defensive ProvisionsAdopted by ALEC as a national model policy in July 2026.Shield-only.

Shield includes non-recognition, executive branch non-cooperation.
State model bill.
S. 4749, the JAWBONE ActIntroduced in U.S. Senate 11 June 2026.N/AFederal bill.

Reportedly creates federal cause of action for “jawboning” indirect censorship; requires government to publicly disclose jawboning incidents.

Does not address foreign censorship directly, but does deal with a censorship vector where foreign coordination has been an issue in the past (namely U.S. government jawboning). Launch day commentary here.
H.R. 10174, the GRANITE ActIntroduced in U.S. House 27 August 2026, referred to Committee on the Judiciary.Shield + sword.

Shield consists of non-recognition of foreign orders, fines, demands, and judgments where they conflict with the First Amendment.

Sword consists of a declaratory judgment action.

Amends the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act.
Federal bill.

H.B. [___], the New Hampshire GRANITE ActFiled for numbering by Representative Calvin Beaulier on 1 September 2026.Shield-only.

Shield includes non-recognition, executive branch non-cooperation.
State bill.

Bill follows the ALEC national model.

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