Stop the Censorship Act
Latest action · Jul 26, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 25, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Stop the Censorship Act
This bill limits a social media company's immunity from liability for screening and blocking offensive content on its platform. The bill applies such immunity when the company restricts content that is unlawful rather than merely objectionable.
Under current law, such immunity also applies to actions taken to enable or make available the technical means to restrict access to material that is objectionable. The bill instead specifies that this immunity applies to actions taken to (1) make available the technical means to restrict access to material that is unlawful, or (2) provide users with the option to restrict access to any material.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 25, 2019 to Jul 1, 2020, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NC | Mark Meadows | Original | Jul 25, 2019 |
| R-SC | Ralph Norman | Original | Jul 25, 2019 |
| R-IA | Steve King | Original | Jul 25, 2019 |
| R-FL | Ted S. Yoho | Jul 30, 2019 | |
| R-TX | Ron Wright | Aug 2, 2019 | |
| R-WI | Glenn Grothman | Oct 16, 2019 | |
| R-WI | Thomas P. Tiffany | Jul 1, 2020 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 26, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
- Jul 25, 2019Introduced in House
- Jul 25, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 4828 | Stop Suppressing Speech Act of 2020 | Related bill | Oct 21, 2020 |
| HR 7808 | Stop the Censorship Act of 2020 | Related bill | Jul 29, 2020 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 25, 2019Introduced in House
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