Senate Bill 4066
116th Congress(2019-2020)
PACT Act
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Jun 24, 2020
Origin Chamber
Senate
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
4066
Congress
116
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 Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Platform Accountability and Consumer Transparency Act or the PACT Act
This bill requires providers of interactive computer services (e.g., social media platforms) to (1) publish an acceptable use policy, (2) provide a system for users to submit complaints related to the removal of content, and (3) periodically report about violations of the use policy and removal of content.
June 24, 2020
06/24/2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
06/24/2020
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:46:09 PM