Senate Bill 4632
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Online Content Policy Modernization Act
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Sep 21, 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
4632
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
Online Content Policy Modernization Act
This bill creates the Copyright Claims Board, a body within the U.S. Copyright Office, to decide lower-value copyright disputes. The bill also limits the immunity of a provider or user of an interactive computer service (i.e., a social media platform) for screening and blocking offensive material on the service's platform.
September 21, 2020
09/21/2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
09/21/2020
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:44:44 PM