US HB4536 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Introduced on September 26 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-09-27 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
Pending: House Consumer Protection and Commerce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on September 26 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-09-27 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
Pending: House Consumer Protection and Commerce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
To protect the right of the American public under the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States to receive news and information from disparate sources by regulating the use of automated software programs intended to impersonate or replicate human activity on social media.
Title
Bot Disclosure and Accountability Act of 2019
Sponsors
| Rep. Elissa Slotkin [D-MI] | Rep. Abigail Spanberger [D-VA] | Rep. Rebecca Sherrill [D-NJ] | Rep. Xochitl Torres Small [D-NM] |
| Rep. Chrissy Houlahan [D-PA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-09-27 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce. |
| 2019-09-26 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. |
| 2019-09-26 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB2125 (Related) 2019-07-16 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Digital media
Internet and video services
Science, technology, communications
Digital media
Internet and video services
Science, technology, communications
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4536/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr4536/BILLS-116hr4536ih.pdf |
