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119th Congress · S. 5562 · Introduced

Jimmy Lai Internet Freedom Act

Latest action Sep 24, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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Sponsor

  • Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] · [R-OK] · L000575
    Rep-OK current · 5 terms · @SenatorLankford · 2 district offices

Sponsor record (congress_legislators)

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Leadership roles (1)

  • Senate Republican Conference Vice Chair · senate · 2025-01-03 – present

Committee memberships (9)

  • Border Management, Federal Workforce, and Regulatory Affairs (senate) · senate · Chairman · rank 1
  • Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure (senate) · senate · Chairman · rank 1
  • Health Care (senate) · senate · rank 5
  • Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (senate) · senate · rank 2
  • Senate Committee on Finance (senate) · senate · rank 7 · site
  • Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (senate) · senate · rank 3 · site
  • Senate Select Committee on Ethics (senate) · senate · Chairman · rank 1 · site
  • Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (senate) · senate · rank 6 · site
  • Taxation and IRS Oversight (senate) · senate · rank 6

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District offices (2)

  • 1015 N. Broadway Ave., Suite 310, Oklahoma City, OK, 73102 · 405-231-4941 · 35.4776504,-97.5145292
  • 401 South Boston Ave., Suite 2150, Tulsa, OK, 74103 · 918-581-7651 · 36.1527834,-95.9887521

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Candidate record (candidates) · cycle 2026

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Candidate summary (candidate_summaries) · cycle 2022

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Connected committees (0)

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Cosponsors (1)

  • Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] · [D-VA] · K000384 · Co-sponsored 2026-09-24 · original
    Dem-VA current · 3 terms · 6 district offices

Committees (1)

  • Foreign Relations Committee [Senate Standing]
    2026-09-24T19:41:06ZReferred To

Actions — from XML (2)

  • 2026-09-24IntroReferralvia Senate
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
  • 2026-09-24IntroReferral10000via Library of Congress
    Introduced in Senate

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    Jimmy Lai Internet Freedom Act
  • Short Title(s) as IntroducedIS2026-10-08T03:08:20Z
    Jimmy Lai Internet Freedom Act
  • Official Title as IntroducedIS2026-10-08T03:03:41Z
    A bill to develop and deploy firewall circumvention tools for the people of Hong Kong after the People's Republic of China violated its agreement under the Joint Declaration, and for other purposes.

Text versions (from XML)

Versions — from bill_versions table (0)

none

Policy area

International Affairs

Summaries

none

Related bills

  • S 3114 (118) Safeguarding Internet Freedom in Hong Kong Act of 2023
    Latest: 2023-10-24 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
    Relationship: Cross-Congress related bill (via CRS)

Amendments (0)

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Laws

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Committee reports

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CBO cost estimates

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