No Social Media Accounts for Terrorists or State Sponsors of Terrorism Act of 2021
Latest action · Mar 3, 2021 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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.
- IntroducedMar 3, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
No Social Media Accounts for Terrorists or State Sponsors of Terrorism Act of 2021
This bill bars access to certain social media platforms by individuals designated as terrorists or senior officials of a government that is a state sponsor of terrorism.
Specifically, the bill requires the President to prohibit providers of social media platforms (i.e., platforms that allow users to generate and share content and that have over 100,000 active users) from making such platforms available to barred individuals or officials. The bill does, however, allow officials to use these platforms solely for legitimate emergency alert purposes. Violations of this prohibition are subject to civil and criminal penalties.
In addition, the President may waive the prohibition in the interests of U.S. national security.
The Department of the Treasury must report to Congress on (1) the status and impact of the prohibitions of this bill, and (2) efforts to facilitate the free flow of information and access to communications technologies by civil society and democratic activists in Iran, Syria, North Korea, Cuba, and other countries controlled by authoritarian regimes.
Cosponsors 47
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 3, 2021 to Apr 30, 2021, with 42 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WV | Alexander X. Mooney | Original | Mar 3, 2021 |
| R-GA | Andrew S. Clyde | Original | Mar 3, 2021 |
| R-TX | August Pfluger | Original | Mar 3, 2021 |
| R-GA | Barry Loudermilk | Original | Mar 3, 2021 |
| R-FL | Bill Posey | Original | Mar 3, 2021 |
| R-TX | Brian Babin | Original | Mar 3, 2021 |
| R-WI | Bryan Steil | Original | Mar 3, 2021 |
| R-TX | Chip Roy | Original | Mar 3, 2021 |
| R-NY | Chris Jacobs | Original | Mar 3, 2021 |
| R-NY | Claudia Tenney | Original | Mar 3, 2021 |
| R-WV | David B. McKinley | Original | Mar 3, 2021 |
| R-NC | David Rouzer | Original | Mar 3, 2021 |
| R-AZ | Debbie Lesko | Original | Mar 3, 2021 |
| R-CA | Doug LaMalfa | Original | Mar 3, 2021 |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Original | Mar 3, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 3, 2021Introduced in House
- Mar 3, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Asia
- Caribbean area
- Congressional oversight
- Cuba
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Foreign property
- Human rights
- International Affairs
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Iran
- Latin America
- Middle East
- North Korea
- Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
- Protest and dissent
- Sanctions
- Syria
- Terrorism
- War and emergency powers
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 3, 2021Introduced in House
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