Condemning Twitter's partisan censorship of President Donald J. Trump.
Latest action · May 28, 2020 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.
- IntroducedMay 28, 2020
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
This resolution condemns Twitter's censorship of President Donald Trump, disapproves of Twitter's content moderation, and demands that Twitter protect the First Amendment rights of all Americans.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 28, 2020 to Jun 24, 2020; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AZ | Andy Biggs | Original | May 28, 2020 |
| R-GA | Doug Collins | Original | May 28, 2020 |
| R-IN | Jim Banks | Original | May 28, 2020 |
| R-TX | Ron Wright | Jun 24, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred May 28, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 28, 2020Introduced in House
- May 28, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S2667 | Marsha Blackburn R-TN | Jun 3, 2020 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Condemning Twitter's partisan censorship of President Donald J. Trump.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 28, 2020Introduced in House
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