3.0.0 8517 2023-01-11T13:44:35Z 2023-01-11T13:44:35Z House HR 2020-10-02 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 172 (Friday, October 2, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. JORDAN:H.R. 8517.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article One, Section 8, Clause 3[Page H5668]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-10-02T13:02:45Z 2020-10-02 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2020-10-02 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-10-02 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress J000289 Rep. Jordan, Jim [R-OH-4] Jim Jordan R OH 4 N S000244 Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] F. SENSENBRENNER R WI JAMES 5 2020-10-02 True G000552 Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] Louie Gohmert R TX 1 2020-10-02 True C001093 Rep. Collins, Doug [R-GA-9] Doug Collins R GA 9 2020-10-02 True B001297 Rep. Buck, Ken [R-CO-4] Ken Buck R CO 4 2020-10-02 True B001302 Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] Andy Biggs R AZ 5 2020-10-02 True M001177 Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-4] Tom McClintock R CA 4 2020-10-02 True L000589 Rep. Lesko, Debbie [R-AZ-8] Debbie Lesko R AZ 8 2020-10-02 True R000610 Rep. Reschenthaler, Guy [R-PA-14] Guy Reschenthaler R PA 14 2020-10-02 True C001118 Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6] Ben Cline R VA 6 2020-10-02 True S001214 Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] W. Steube R FL Gregory 17 2020-10-02 True T000165 Rep. Tiffany, Thomas P. [R-WI-7] Thomas Tiffany R WI P. 7 2020-10-02 True H001082 Rep. Hern, Kevin [R-OK-1] Kevin Hern R OK 1 2020-10-20 False J000299 Rep. Johnson, Mike [R-LA-4] Mike Johnson R LA 4 2020-10-20 False H001088 Rep. Hagedorn, Jim [R-MN-1] Jim Hagedorn R MN 1 2020-10-20 False P000599 Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8] Bill Posey R FL 8 2020-10-20 False R000609 Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-4] John Rutherford R FL H. 4 2020-11-27 False B001260 Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] Vern Buchanan R FL 16 2020-12-08 False R000612 Rep. Rose, John W. [R-TN-6] John Rose R TN W. 6 2020-12-09 False Science, Technology, Communications Civil actions and liability Consumer affairs Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Law enforcement administration and funding Terrorism Science, Technology, Communications 00 2020-10-02 Introduced in House 2020-12-16T15:21:32Z Protect Speech Act

This bill modifies the immunity from liability of a provider or user of an interactive computer service (e.g., a social media company) for screening and blocking offensive content on its platform.

Specifically, the bill provides that this immunity shall not apply to any action taken to restrict access to or availability of material provided by another information content provider unless the action is taken in good faith based on an objectively reasonable belief that the material is (1) obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy, excessively violent, promoting terrorism or violent extremism, harassing, promoting self-harm, or unlawful; or (2) violates the applicable terms of service or use.

In order to avoid liability for taking action based on either belief, certain good faith requirements must be met, such as (1) making publicly available terms of service or use that plainly state the criteria for content moderation practices, and (2) not restricting access to or availability of material on deceptive grounds.

Further, the bill specifies that being responsible in whole or in part for the creation or development of information includes instances in which a person or entity solicits, comments upon, funds, or affirmatively and substantively contributes to, modifies, or alters information provided by another person or entity.

]]> Protect Speech Act Display Title Protect Speech Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Protect Speech Act Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To amend section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure that the immunity under such section incentivizes online platforms to responsibly address illegal content while not immunizing the disparate treatment of ideological viewpoints and continuing to encourage a vibrant, open, and competitive internet, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-10-02T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr8517ih/xml/BILLS-116hr8517ih.xml 2020-10-02 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.