3.0.0 6586 2023-01-11T13:43:08Z 2023-01-11T13:43:08Z House HR 2020-04-21 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 75 (Tuesday, April 21, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. KINZINGER:H.R. 6586.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Sec. 8, Clause 3 (Commerce Clause); and ArticleI, Section 8, Clause 18 (Necessary and Proper Clause).[Page H1900]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-04-21T14:34:05Z 2020-04-21 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2020-04-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-04-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000378 Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16] Adam Kinzinger R IL 16 N Science, Technology, Communications Administrative law and regulatory procedures Civil actions and liability Congressional oversight Consumer affairs Fraud offenses and financial crimes Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Science, Technology, Communications 00 2020-04-21 Introduced in House 2020-06-18T16:46:21Z Social Media Accountability and Account Verification Act

This bill requires a social media company to remove a deceptive or fraudulent account or profile from its platform and to verify the creator of an account that is alleged to be deceptive or fraudulent.

Specifically, a social media company must establish a means whereby a user may request the investigation and removal of a deceptive account or profile. The social media company must expeditiously remove or disable access to a deceptive account or profile and any materials or messages published therefrom.

Further, a social media company must notify a user who submits such a request of any reasons underlying a determination that an account or profile is not deceptive, and it must take escalating actions against an individual who makes false or bad faith requests for the investigation and removal of an account or profile.

]]> Social Media Accountability and Account Verification Act Display Title Social Media Accountability and Account Verification Act Official Title as Introduced To prohibit the creation and use of fake social media accounts or profiles and the sending of fraudulent emails or other electronic messages, and to require certain social media companies to remove fake or harmful accounts and profiles from their platforms. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Social Media Accountability and Account Verification Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-04-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr6586ih/xml/BILLS-116hr6586ih.xml 2020-04-21 Referred to the House Committee on Energy 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.