Protecting Democracy From Disinformation Act
Latest action · May 26, 2020 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
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.
- IntroducedMay 26, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Protecting Democracy From Disinformation Act
This bill restricts the ability of online platforms and advertisers to target political advertisements to a specific group of individuals based on online behavioral data.
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 26, 2020 to Jul 30, 2020, with 5 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | May 26, 2020 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | May 26, 2020 |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Original | May 26, 2020 |
| D-IL | Sean Casten | Original | May 26, 2020 |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Original | May 26, 2020 |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | May 27, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Jul 23, 2020 | |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Jul 30, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 26, 2020Introduced in House
- May 26, 2020Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
- Business records
- Civil actions and liability
- Congressional oversight
- Criminal procedure and sentencing
- Digital media
- Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
- Government Operations and Politics
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Judicial procedure and administration
- Legal fees and court costs
- Marketing and advertising
- Political advertising
- Right of privacy
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 26, 2020Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov.