Support legislation to prevent U.S. courts from recognizing or enforcing foreign censorship judgments, fines, orders, or demands against Americans when they would violate First Amendment protections, and to allow Americans to seek declaratory relief against foreign governments or officials attempting to impose them.

Michael A. Rulli · Ohio · Republican

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Commitment kind: action. Promised action: Support legislation, the GRANITE Act, to bar domestic courts from recognizing or enforcing foreign censorship judgments that would be unenforceable under the First Amendment and to remove sovereign immunity for foreign governments or officials attempting to impose them.. Promised outcome: Foreign censorship judgments against Americans for First Amendment-protected expression would not be enforced in American courts, and Americans could seek declaratory relief in U.S. district court.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. U.S. Representative for Ohio's 6th District press release announcing the GRANITE Act during Rulli's federal House term.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Michael A. Rulli (OH-06) introduced the Guaranteeing Rights Against Novel International Tyranny and Extortion Act, known as the GRANITE Act, to stop foreign governments from enforcing censorship judgments against Americans. “Foreign bureaucrats do not get to decide what Americans can say,” said Rulli. “My bill makes clear that if a foreign government tries to punish an American for speech protected by the First Amendment, that judgment is dead on arrival in our courts. The Constitution protects our right to speak freely. It does not bend to Brussels or London.” The GRANITE Act would bar domestic courts from recognizing or enforcing any foreign judgment, fine, order, or demand that penalizes, restricts, or compels disclosure related to protected expression, when that judgment would be unenforceable under the First Amendment. The bill also strips foreign governments and officials of sovereign immunity when they attempt to impose these censorship judgments, opening the door for Americans to seek declaratory relief in U.S. district court.

Rulli introduced the GRANITE Act and framed it as a measure to block enforcement of foreign censorship judgments in U.S. courts and let Americans seek relief against foreign governments or officials imposing them.

Rulli Introduces Bill to Prevent Foreign Censors from Infringing on First Amendment | Congressman Michael Rulli
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Evidence

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The GRANITE Act would bar domestic courts from recognizing or enforcing any foreign judgment, fine, order, or demand

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Rulli's official House office announced the GRANITE Act during the lookback window and described it as targeting foreign censorship judgments and enabling declaratory relief. This is concrete legislative effort, but not proof of enactment.

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Rulli Introduces Bill to Prevent Foreign Censors from Infringing on First Amendment | Congressman Michael Rulli
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Mr. Rulli introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): GovInfo's official bill record identifies H.R. 10174 as Rulli-sponsored and referred to House Judiciary. The recorded posture is introduced/referred, so the commitment remains unresolved absent enactment.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 10174 (IH) - Guaranteeing Rights Against Novel International Tyranny and Extortion Act - BILLS-119hr10174ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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Assessments

Public state: delivered As of 2026-09-18 · verified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): delivered. same_term A for effort

The judged commitment is to support legislation with the GRANITE Act’s stated protections, not to secure enactment of those protections. Verified evidence shows Rulli introduced the bill and that the bill would bar domestic courts from recognizing or enforcing foreign censorship judgments, fines, orders, or demands. Because introducing/sponsoring the legislation is a material candidate action fulfilling the support-legislation commitment, this is delivered in the same term; enactment of the underlying legal outcome is not proven.

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