Charlie Kirk speaks at CPAC in Oxon Hill, Maryland. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)
"In 2013, these protections were taken away," Lee said. "My legislation restores this safeguard under the name of an American martyr for freedom of speech and freedom of thought: Charlie Kirk."
"As Charlie’s vital work so ably demonstrated, Americans can figure out the truth for themselves without government telling them what to believe," he continued.
CHARLIE KIRK MURDER SPURS FIRST-IN-THE-NATION STATE POLITICAL VIOLENCE HATE CRIME LEGISLATION
The USAGM is an apparatus of the State Department. (Nathan Posner/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Lee’s latest legislation is not the first bill he’s introduced to honor Kirk, who was assassinated in Orem, Utah, last week.
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His resolution condemning that act of political violence passed unanimously in the Senate this week.
"This is just a flag planted on a hill," Lee said on X. "What matters is where we carry it next."
Alex Miller is a writer for Fox News Digital covering the U.S. Senate.
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