3.0.0 492 2022-11-01T14:02:56Z 2022-11-01T14:02:56Z House HR 2019-01-11 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 6 (Friday, January 11, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GOHMERT:H.R. 492.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.''[Page H519]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif16 Communications and Technology Subcommittee Referred to 2019-01-25T16:22:13Z Referred to 2019-01-11T14:02:40Z 2019-01-25 hsif16 Communications and Technology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. Committee 2019-01-11 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2019-01-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-01-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000552 Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] Louie Gohmert R TX 1 N Science, Technology, Communications Computers and information technology Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Science, Technology, Communications 00 2019-01-11 Introduced in House 2019-08-19T21:37:08Z Biased Algorithm Deterrence Act of 2019

This bill provides that an owner or operator of a social media service shall be treated as a publisher or speaker of user-generated content (and, therefore, may potentially be held liable with respect to such content) if  the service or its algorithm does any of the following:

  • displays user-generated content in an order that is not chronological;
  • delays the display of such content relative to other content; or
  • hinders the display of such content for reasons other than to carry out the user's direction or to restrict material that the provider or user considers obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy, excessively violent, harassing, or otherwise objectionable.
]]> Biased Algorithm Deterrence Act of 2019 Display Title Biased Algorithm Deterrence Act of 2019 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide that an owner or operator of a social media service that hinders the display of user-generated content shall be treated as a publisher or speaker of such content, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Biased Algorithm Deterrence Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr492ih/xml/BILLS-116hr492ih.xml 2019-01-25 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.