The story of the model bill First Amendment Defense Act: who wrote it, the bills derived from it, where it spread, the ads its author ran, who funded its author and the lawsuits over the versions that became law.

Who wrote it

Family Research Council. Credited as this template's author.

Bills derived from it

84 bills matched; the template first appeared in 2015. The matched bills, with their states, dates and match levels.

Who funded the author

Grants to the author, from the grantors' IRS returns
FunderTax yearAmount
Schwab Charitable Fund2024$1,085,633
Schwab Charitable Fund2022$828,678
Schwab Charitable Fund2023$690,280
Schwab Charitable Fund2025$500,053
Schwab Charitable Fund2021$128,260
Schwab Charitable Fund2020$120,785
Schwab Charitable Fund2019$45,325
Schwab Charitable Fund2017$42,000
Schwab Charitable Fund2018$33,350
Schwab Charitable Fund2016$30,400
The 85 Fund2024$20,300
DonorsTrust2024$20,000
First Liberty Institute2025$15,000
First Liberty Institute2023$15,000
DonorsTrust2022$11,100

Grants to Family Research Council reported by the grantors on their IRS Form 990 (Schedule I), the largest first. Other grants are on the organization's page. Source: the IRS's own e-filed returns (Form 990, Schedule I).

Lawsuits over the enacted versions

No court case this site holds is linked to an enacted bill matched to this template.