HR 7808 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Stop the Censorship Act of 2020

Introduced Jul 29, 2020 Originated House Sponsor Paul A. Gosar R-AZ

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jul 29, 2020 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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.

  1. IntroducedJul 29, 2020
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Stop the Censorship Act of 2020

This bill modifies a social media company's immunity from liability for screening and blocking offensive content on its platform.

Under current law, the immunity applies for action taken to restrict content that is obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy, excessively violent, harassing, or otherwise objectionable. The bill eliminates immunity for restricting content that is otherwise objectionable and applies such immunity when a company restricts content that is unlawful or that promotes violence or terrorism.

Under current law, such immunity also applies to actions taken to enable or make available the technical means to restrict access to such content. The bill applies this immunity to actions taken that provide users with the option to restrict access to any material, regardless of whether such material is constitutionally protected.

Cosponsors 23

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 29, 2020 to Dec 8, 2020, with 11 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-GADoug CollinsOriginalJul 29, 2020
R-AREric A. "Rick" CrawfordOriginalJul 29, 2020
R-WIGlenn GrothmanOriginalJul 29, 2020
R-INJim BanksOriginalJul 29, 2020
R-TXLance GoodenOriginalJul 29, 2020
R-FLMatt GaetzOriginalJul 29, 2020
R-SCRalph NormanOriginalJul 29, 2020
R-TXRon WrightOriginalJul 29, 2020
R-IASteve KingOriginalJul 29, 2020
R-FLTed S. YohoOriginalJul 29, 2020
R-WIThomas P. TiffanyOriginalJul 29, 2020
R-TXBrian BabinJul 30, 2020
R-CODoug LambornJul 30, 2020
R-AZAndy BiggsAug 4, 2020
R-OHBob GibbsAug 4, 2020
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Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 29, 2020Introduced in House
  2. Jul 29, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 4027Stop the Censorship ActRelated billJul 26, 2019
S 4828Stop Suppressing Speech Act of 2020Related billOct 21, 2020

Subjects

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  1. Jul 29, 2020Introduced in House

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