S 4409 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Political BIAS Emails Act of 2022

Introduced Jun 15, 2022 Originated Senate Sponsor John Thune R-SD

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Latest action · Jun 15, 2022 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2969-2970)

Progress

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  1. IntroducedJun 15, 2022
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Political Bias In Algorithm Sorting Emails Act of 2022 or the Political BIAS Emails Act of 2022

This bill restricts email providers from applying filtering algorithms that label political campaign messages as spam and requires providers to publicly report on their email delivery practices.

Cosponsors 28

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 15, 2022 to Jun 21, 2022; 26 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-IAChuck GrassleyOriginalJun 15, 2022
R-WYCynthia M. LummisOriginalJun 15, 2022
R-AKDan SullivanOriginalJun 15, 2022
R-NEDeb FischerOriginalJun 15, 2022
R-IDJames E. RischOriginalJun 15, 2022
R-OKJames LankfordOriginalJun 15, 2022
R-KSJerry MoranOriginalJun 15, 2022
R-WYJohn BarrassoOriginalJun 15, 2022
R-ARJohn BoozmanOriginalJun 15, 2022
R-IAJoni ErnstOriginalJun 15, 2022
R-MOJosh HawleyOriginalJun 15, 2022
R-NDKevin CramerOriginalJun 15, 2022
R-FLMarco RubioOriginalJun 15, 2022
R-TNMarsha BlackburnOriginalJun 15, 2022
R-INMike BraunOriginalJun 15, 2022
R-IDMike CrapoOriginalJun 15, 2022
R-KYMitch McConnellOriginalJun 15, 2022
R-FLRick ScottOriginalJun 15, 2022
R-MSRoger F. WickerOriginalJun 15, 2022
R-KSRoger MarshallOriginalJun 15, 2022
R-MORoy BluntOriginalJun 15, 2022
R-WVShelley Moore CapitoOriginalJun 15, 2022
R-MTSteve DainesOriginalJun 15, 2022
R-SCTim ScottOriginalJun 15, 2022
R-ARTom CottonOriginalJun 15, 2022
R-ALTommy TubervilleOriginalJun 15, 2022
R-LAJohn KennedyJun 16, 2022
R-NDJohn HoevenJun 21, 2022

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
SenateCommerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Referred Jun 15, 2022

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 15, 2022Introduced in Senate
  2. Jun 15, 2022Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2969-2970)

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
SenateDebate and remarks S2969Text printed S2970John Thune R-SD (text)Jun 15, 2022

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.

CRS reports 1

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 1

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

ProductTitleKindPublished
IN11986Campaign Finance Policy and Email Spam Filtering: The Google Advisory Opinion Request ArchivedInsightAug 12, 2022

Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 8160Political BIAS Emails Act of 2022Identical billJun 21, 2022

Titles 3

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
A bill to prohibit providers of email services from using filtering algorithms to flag emails from political campaigns that consumers have elected to receive as spam.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Political BIAS Emails Act of 2022
Political Bias In Algorithm Sorting Emails Act of 2022

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 15, 2022Introduced in Senate

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