House Bill 4232
116th Congress(2019-2020)
PLAN Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Sep 6, 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
4232
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
Protecting Local Authority and Neighborhoods Act or the PLAN Act
This bill addresses the current protection from liability enjoyed by interactive computer services (e.g., social media companies) for content posted on their sites by third parties. Specifically, it provides that this protection does not extend to certain claims that a service knowingly facilitated illegal leases or rentals of real property.
September 6, 2019
09/09/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
09/06/2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
09/06/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 1:50:08 PM