As appetite mounts on Capitol Hill to go after China, Sen. Ted Cruz is set to introduce a bill targeting film studios’ efforts to accommodate the country’s restrictive censors.
The legislation, called “The Stopping Censorship, Restoring Integrity, Protecting Talkies Act” (SCRIPT Act), would block cooperation between the U.S. Defense Department and any film studios that edit or alter their movies for audiences in China.
“For too long, Hollywood has been complicit in China’s censorship and propaganda in the name of bigger profits,” the Texas Republican said in a statement. “The SCRIPT Act will serve as a wake-up call by forcing Hollywood studios to choose between the assistance they need from the American government and the dollars they want from China.”
The senator plans to introduce the bill when the Senate is next in session, according to his office.
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