House Bill 5803
117th Congress(2021-2022)
PROMISE Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Nov 1, 2021
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
5803
Congress
117
Policy Area
Commerce
Commerce
Primary focus of measure is business investment, development, regulation; small business; consumer affairs; competition and restrictive trade practices; manufacturing, distribution, retail; marketing; intellectual property. Measures concerning international competitiveness and restrictions on imports and exports may fall under Foreign Trade and International Finance policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Promoting Responsibility Over Moderation In the Social-media Environment Act or the PROMISE Act
This bill requires interactive computer services (e.g., social media companies) to establish and publicly disclose policies for moderating content on their services. This includes the categories of information that are not permitted on the service, the process by which information posted on the service is moderated, and how the service provider notifies users that information has been moderated.
These moderation policies are enforced by the Federal Trade Commission.
November 1, 2021
11/02/2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
11/01/2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
11/01/2021
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Dec 30, 2022 8:03:41 AM