US SB917 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-1)
Status: Introduced on March 27 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-27 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Pending: Senate Commerce, Science, And Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 27 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-27 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Pending: Senate Commerce, Science, And Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to report on and make recommendations to address the role of telecommunications in violent acts and hate crimes against individuals or groups on the basis of race, gender and gender identity, religion, disability, sexual orientation, ethnicity, color, or national origin.
Title
Stop HATE Act of 2019 Stop Harmful and Abusive Telecommunications Expression Act of 2019
Sponsors
| Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA] | Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ] | Sen. Kamala Harris [D-CA] | Sen. Doug Jones [D-AL] |
| Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN] | Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ] | Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT] | Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD] |
| Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-27 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. |
Same As/Similar To
HB1934 (Same As) 2019-03-28 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Subjects
Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
Census and government statistics
Congressional oversight
Disability and health-based discrimination
Hate crimes
Internet and video services
Racial and ethnic relations
Religion
Science, technology, communications
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Technology assessment
Telephone and wireless communication
Violent crime
Census and government statistics
Congressional oversight
Disability and health-based discrimination
Hate crimes
Internet and video services
Racial and ethnic relations
Religion
Science, technology, communications
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Technology assessment
Telephone and wireless communication
Violent crime
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/917/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s917/BILLS-116s917is.pdf |
