COVID–19 Disinformation Research and Reporting Act of 2021
Latest action · Mar 23, 2021 Referred to the Subcommittee on Research 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 23, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
COVID-19 Disinformation Research and Reporting Act of 2021
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 10
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 23, 2021 to Dec 14, 2021; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Bill Foster | Original | Mar 23, 2021 |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Original | Mar 23, 2021 |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Original | Mar 23, 2021 |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Original | Mar 23, 2021 |
| D-MA | Lori Trahan | Original | Mar 23, 2021 |
| D-IL | Sean Casten | Original | Mar 23, 2021 |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Apr 21, 2021 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Apr 21, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Apr 21, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Mike Levin | Dec 14, 2021 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | Referred Mar 23, 2021 |
| Research and Technology Subcommittee | Referred Mar 23, 2021 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 23, 2021Introduced in House
- Mar 23, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
- Mar 23, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 54, March 23, 2021, page H1623.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 913 | COVID–19 Disinformation Research and Reporting Act of 2021 | Identical bill | Mar 23, 2021 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To conduct a study on the spread of COVID-19-related disinformation and misinformation on the internet and social media platforms, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- COVID–19 Disinformation Research and Reporting Act of 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Congressional oversight
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Health
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Immunology and vaccination
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Medical research
- Scientific communication
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 23, 2021Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
