3.0.0 2860 2022-11-01T05:47:43Z 2022-11-01T05:47:43Z House HR 2019-05-21 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 85 (Tuesday, May 21, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. DeSAULNIER:H.R. 2860.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8.[Page H4064]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif17 Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee Referred to 2019-05-22T17:36:25Z Referred to 2019-05-21T14:02:05Z 2019-05-22 hsif17 Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce. Committee 2019-05-21 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2019-05-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-05-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000623 Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11] Mark DeSaulnier D CA 11 N Commerce Advanced technology and technological innovations Advisory bodies Computer security and identity theft Computers and information technology Congressional oversight Digital media Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Federal Trade Commission (FTC) First Amendment rights Fraud offenses and financial crimes Government studies and investigations Commerce 00 2019-05-21 Introduced in House 2020-08-07T15:59:28Z Bots Research Act

This bill directs the Federal Trade Commission to establish a task force to study and report to Congress and relevant federal agencies on the impact of automated accounts on social media, public discourse, and elections.

]]> Bots Research Act Display Title Bots Research Act Official Title as Introduced To direct the Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission to establish a task force for the purpose of studying the effects of automated accounts on social media, public discourse, and elections. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Bots Research Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr2860ih/xml/BILLS-116hr2860ih.xml 2019-05-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.