HR 8395 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

COVID–19 Disinformation Research and Reporting Act of 2020

Fact sheet

Latest action · Sep 24, 2020 Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, 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.

  1. IntroducedSep 24, 2020
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

COVID-19 Disinformation Research and Reporting Act of 2020

This bill requires the National Science Foundation to contract with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to study disinformation and misinformation about COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) on the internet and social media platforms.

Cosponsors 4

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 24, 2020.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-ILBill FosterOriginalSep 24, 2020
D-VADonald S. Beyer, Jr.OriginalSep 24, 2020
D-MDJamie RaskinOriginalSep 24, 2020
D-ILSean CastenOriginalSep 24, 2020

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 24, 2020Introduced in House
  2. Sep 24, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

Related bills 5

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 925The Heroes ActRelated billOct 1, 2020
S 4732COVID–19 Dis­in­for­ma­tion Research and Reporting Act of 2020Identical billSep 24, 2020
S 4800The Heroes ActRelated billNov 9, 2020
HR 6800The Heroes ActRelated billJul 23, 2020
HR 8406Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, and for other purposes.Related billSep 29, 2020

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Sep 24, 2020Introduced in House

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