{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://mace.house.gov/media/press-releases/congresswoman-nancy-mace-introduces-no-funds-fascists-act-end-us-aid", "CONGRESSWOMAN NANCY MACE INTRODUCES 'NO FUNDS FOR FASCISTS ACT' TO END U.S. AID TO GOVERNMENTS SUPPRESSING FREE SPEECH", "2024-09-20", "2024", "2024-09", "Republican", "House", "SC", "Nancy Mace", "M000194", "mace.house.gov", "mace", "https://mace.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "(Washington, D.C., September 19th, 2024) \u2013 Congresswoman Nancy Mace introduced the \"No Funds for Fascists Act.\u201d This bill ensures American taxpayer money does not support governments censoring or abridging free speech and engaging in coercive actions against media platforms to stifle dissent.\n\nThe No Funds for Fascists Act aims to stop bilateral economic assistance, including funds under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, to any foreign government found by the Secretary of State to infringe on free speech protected by the U.S. Constitution.\n\n\u201cFree speech is fundamental to our democracy, and the 'No Funds for Fascists Act' is a decisive step to ensure American taxpayer money is not used to support foreign regimes suppressing this right,\"said Congresswoman Mace. \u201cHistory shows us how quickly freedoms erode when speech is stifled by powerful governments. We have a responsibility to stand against this oppression, both at home and abroad.\u201d\n\nKey provisions of the \"No Funds for Fascists Act\" include:\n\nProhibiting bilateral economic assistance to foreign governments abridging free speech protected under the U.S. Constitution.\n\nBarring aid to governments pressuring or coercing social media platforms and news outlets to censor protected speech.\n\nRequiring the Secretary of State to determine and publish in the Federal Register findings on countries violating these principles.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:43:57Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://mace.house.gov/media/press-releases/congresswoman-nancy-mace-introduces-no-funds-fascists-act-end-us-aid"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7895049639046192, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}