GRANITE Act
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- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- Became Law
Introduced in both chambers; referred to the Judiciary Committees
Would block US courts from enforcing foreign censorship orders and let Americans seek a federal declaration that those demands are unenforceable.
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Read H.R.10174H.R.10174 official recordRead S.5478S.5478 official recordKey facts
- Where
- United States
- Bill number
- H.R.10174 / S.5478 (119th)
- Status
- Introduced
- Introduced
- H.R.10174: August 27, 2026
S.5478: September 23, 2026 - Threat
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- Last update
- September 23, 2026
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What it does
The GRANITE Act (H.R. 10174 in the House, S. 5478 in the Senate) would bar US courts from recognizing or enforcing a foreign judgment, fine, order or demand that enforces a “foreign censorship law.” That means a foreign law that restricts or penalizes expression, targets it by content, viewpoint or speaker, or compels disclosures that would chill it, and that would conflict with the First Amendment if recognized in the United States. A US person who is targeted or served could ask a federal district court to declare the foreign measure unenforceable. The bill lifts foreign sovereign immunity for those cases and provides declaratory relief only, with no damages.
What’s at stake
Foreign regulators can pressure American services into restricting lawful speech, or into unmasking users, without ever asking a US court to enforce an order. The bill gives targets a way to bring that pressure into public US proceedings and settles that American courts will not enforce foreign speech rules that the First Amendment would forbid here.
Our take
The larger danger is American platforms obeying foreign censorship demands because fighting them costs money. GRANITE cannot stop a platform that chooses to comply, but it gives an American target a US court declaration that the foreign order is unenforceable, and it draws a clear line around foreign censorship power. With Sen. Mike Lee's near-identical S. 5478, the bill now has sponsors in both chambers.
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Sponsor
Michael Rulli (R-OH)
Committee
House Judiciary Committee, Senate Judiciary Committee
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