Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that European laws and regulations unfairly and unreasonably burden American speech and innovation.

Sponsor: Jefferson Van Drew (Republican-NJ)December 18, 2025

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Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

House would ask US leaders to protect American speech and businesses from European laws.

This resolution would have the House formally disapprove of certain digital laws in Europe and the United Kingdom. It would also ask the future Trump administration, the Department of Justice, and the Federal Trade Commission to take action. This action would protect American free speech, innovation, and businesses from these foreign rules.

What Would Change

Today, the European Union and the United Kingdom have digital rules that supporters of this resolution believe make things harder for American speech and innovation. If this resolution passes, the House of Representatives would formally disapprove of these laws. It would also call on the future Trump administration and important US agencies to take actions to push back against these laws and protect American interests.

Key Provisions

The House would express disapproval of specific digital laws from the European Union and the United Kingdom.
The House would call on the Trump administration to use diplomatic and economic tools to protect the free speech rights of United States citizens from foreign governments.
The House would call on the Trump administration to use diplomatic and economic tools to protect American innovation, consumers, and companies from foreign antitrust authorities.
The House would call on the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission to reject the antitrust principles behind certain European and UK digital laws.
The House would call on the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission not to work with European governments to enforce these or similar foreign antitrust laws.

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HRES 967 · 119th Congress · December 18, 2025 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 8/10

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that European laws and regulations unfairly and unreasonably burden American speech and innovation.

What Would Change

Key Provisions

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