1. United States
2. N.Y.
3. Letter

I’m writing to ask you to support and cosponsor the GRANITE Act—H.R. 10174 in the House, or its Senate companion, S. 5478. The bill draws an important line: a foreign government should not be able to use U.S. courts to enforce a censorship order against speech that would be protected by the First Amendment here. It would also let people targeted by such an order ask a federal court to declare it unenforceable. That remedy matters: the threat of costly legal action can be enough to push a platform or speaker to remove lawful content or disclose information, even without a U.S. court enforcing the order. This is a practical, limited safeguard—not a blank check to sue for damages. The bill’s remedy is declaratory relief, and it builds on the principle behind the bipartisan SPEECH Act: U.S. courts should not enforce foreign judgments that violate American speech protections. The R Street Institute supports the federal bill, while digital-rights advocates have also emphasized the importance of protecting people’s ability to speak and organize online. Free expression should not depend on which government objects to a speaker’s viewpoint. Please cosponsor the GRANITE Act and help move it forward.