S. 2977: A bill to create a Federal cause of action to determine whether defamation exists under United States law in cases in which defamation actions have been brought in foreign courts against United States persons on the basis of publications or speech in the United States. S. 2977: Free Speech Protection Act of 2008 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3793-3794) 2008-05-06 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 2008-05-06 S. 2977: Free Speech Protection Act of 2008 s S. 2977: Free Speech Protection Act of 2008 (110th Congress) Free Speech Protection Act of 2008 A bill to create a Federal cause of action to determine whether defamation exists under United States law in cases in which defamation actions have been brought in foreign courts against United States persons on the basis of publications or speech in the United States. 2008-05-06 110 2008-05-06 2977 introduced SenateBill LegislativeAction OfficialTitle ShortTitle