3.0.0 4027 2022-11-01T13:50:20Z 2022-11-01T13:50:20Z House HR 2019-07-25 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 126 (Thursday, July 25, 2019)][House][Pages H7469-H7470]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GOSAR:H.R. 4027.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 ``To regulate commerce withforeign nations, and among the several states, and with theIndian tribes.''Article 1 Section 8: ``To make all laws which shall benecessary and proper for carrying into execution theforegoing powers, and all other powers vested by thisConstitution in the government of the United States, or inany department or officer thereof.''In Planned Parenthood v Casey (1992), Justice Kennedystated, in an opinion co-authored by Justices Sandra DayO'Connor and[[Page H7470]]David Souter, that ``At the heart of liberty is the right todefine one's own concept of existence.'' Justice Kennedycontinued in Obergefell v. Hodges (2015): ``The Constitutionpromises liberty to all within its reach, a liberty thatincludes certain specific rights that allow persons, within alawful realm, to define and express their identity,'']]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif16 Communications and Technology Subcommittee Referred to 2019-07-26T17:11:22Z Referred to 2019-07-25T14:11:45Z Stop the Censorship Act of 2020 116 7808 HR 2020-07-29 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Related bill CRS Stop Suppressing Speech Act of 2020 116 4828 S 2020-10-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Related bill CRS 2019-07-26 hsif16 Communications and Technology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. Committee 2019-07-25 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2019-07-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-07-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000565 Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4] Paul Gosar R AZ A. 4 N M001187 Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11] Mark Meadows R NC 11 2019-07-25 True K000362 Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4] Steve King R IA 4 2019-07-25 True N000190 Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] Ralph Norman R SC 5 2019-07-25 True Y000065 Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] Ted Yoho R FL S. 3 2019-07-30 False W000827 Rep. Wright, Ron [R-TX-6] Ron Wright R TX 6 2019-08-02 False G000576 Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] Glenn Grothman R WI 6 2019-10-16 False T000165 Rep. Tiffany, Thomas P. [R-WI-7] Thomas Tiffany R WI P. 7 2020-07-01 False Science, Technology, Communications Civil actions and liability Freedom of information Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Science, Technology, Communications 00 2019-07-25 Introduced in House 2020-03-11T17:10:57Z Stop the Censorship Act

This bill limits a social media company's immunity from liability for screening and blocking offensive content on its platform. The bill applies such immunity when the company restricts content that is unlawful rather than merely objectionable.

Under current law, such immunity also applies to actions taken to enable or make available the technical means to restrict access to material that is objectionable. The bill instead specifies that this immunity applies to actions taken to (1) make available the technical means to restrict access to material that is unlawful, or (2) provide users with the option to restrict access to any material.

]]> Stop the Censorship Act Display Title Stop the Censorship Act Official Title as Introduced To amend section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934 (commonly referred to as the Communications Decency Act) to stop censorship, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Stop the Censorship Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-07-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr4027ih/xml/BILLS-116hr4027ih.xml 2019-07-26 Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. 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.