House Bill 4536
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Bot Disclosure and Accountability Act of 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House on Sep 26, 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
4536
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
Bot Disclosure and Accountability Act of 2019
This bill requires social media providers to publicly disclose the use of any automated software program or process intended to impersonate or replicate human activity (i.e., bots) on the provider's social media website. Social media providers also must establish processes for identifying and removing automated software programs that attempt to appear as legitimate users of the site.
September 26, 2019
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09/27/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
09/26/2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
09/26/2019
Introduced in House
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