HR 2000 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Stop Shielding Culpable Platforms Act

Introduced Mar 18, 2021 Originated House Sponsor Jim Banks R-IN

Fact sheet

Latest action · Mar 19, 2021 Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications 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.

IntroducedMar 18, 2021
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Stop Shielding Culpable Platforms Act

This bill modifies provisions relating to the liability of a provider or user of an interactive computer service (e.g., a social media company) for material placed on its platform by another information content provider.

Under current law, a provider or user of an interactive computer service is not considered the publisher or speaker of any information provided by another information content provider. The bill specifies that a provider or user of an interactive computer service may still be treated as a distributor of such information.

Cosponsors 14

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 18, 2021 to Jan 6, 2022, with 8 there on the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-KY	Andy Barr	Original	Mar 18, 2021
R-OH	Bob Gibbs	Original	Mar 18, 2021
R-TX	Brian Babin	Original	Mar 18, 2021
R-NC	Dan Bishop	Original	Mar 18, 2021
R-PA	Guy Reschenthaler	Original	Mar 18, 2021
R-SC	Ralph Norman	Original	Mar 18, 2021
R-TX	Randy K. Weber, Sr.	Original	Mar 18, 2021
R-WI	Thomas P. Tiffany	Original	Mar 18, 2021
R-MI	Lisa C. McClain		Mar 19, 2021
R-WV	Alexander X. Mooney		Mar 26, 2021
R-TX	Pat Fallon		Mar 26, 2021
R-MO	Vicky Hartzler		Apr 30, 2021
R-GA	Rick W. Allen		Dec 16, 2021
R-VA	Bob Good		Jan 6, 2022

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

Mar 19, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Mar 18, 2021Introduced in House
Mar 18, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.

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Mar 18, 2021Introduced in House

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