Protect the First Amendment Act

HR 4067, the Protect the First Amendment Act, blocks federal funding for two specific organizations: NewsGuard Technologies and Global Disinformation Index. The bill prohibits the government from using funds to contract with or grant money to these entities, or to nonprofit groups engaging in "covered behavior." Covered behavior is defined as rating the credibility of news outlets or information sources based on their lawful speech, such as labeling content as misinformation or disinformation. This directly affects how these companies operate by cutting off potential federal financial support for their credibility-rating services. The law focuses on restricting government funding for this specific activity, not on regulating the content or speech of news outlets themselves.