House Bill 4027
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Stop the Censorship Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jul 25, 2019
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
4027
Congress
116
Policy Area
Science, Technology, Communications
Science, Technology, Communications
Primary focus of measure is natural sciences, space exploration, research policy and funding, research and development, STEM education, scientific cooperation and communication; technology policies, telecommunication, information technology; digital media, journalism. Measures concerning scientific education may fall under Education policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Stop the Censorship Act
This bill limits a social media company's immunity from liability for screening and blocking offensive content on its platform. The bill applies such immunity when the company restricts content that is unlawful rather than merely objectionable.
Under current law, such immunity also applies to actions taken to enable or make available the technical means to restrict access to material that is objectionable. The bill instead specifies that this immunity applies to actions taken to (1) make available the technical means to restrict access to material that is unlawful, or (2) provide users with the option to restrict access to any material.
July 25, 2019
07/26/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
07/25/2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
07/25/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 1:50:20 PM