SPIN Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5117 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5117 To amend the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 to prohibit the dissemination of certain information in the United States. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 3, 2025 Mr. Mills introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 to prohibit the dissemination of certain information in the United States. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Stopping Propaganda Indoctrination Nationally Act'' or the ``SPIN Act''. SEC. 2. DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION IN THE UNITED STATES. Section 501(b) of the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1461(a)) is amended to read as follows: ``(b) Any such information shall not be disseminated within the United States, its territories, or possessions, but, on request, shall be available in the English language at the Department of State, at all reasonable times following its release as information abroad, for examination only by representatives of United States press associations, newspapers, magazines, radio systems, and stations, and by research students and scholars, and, on request, shall be made available for examination only to Members of Congress.''. <all>