3.0.0 2448 2023-03-08T20:12:14Z 2023-03-08T20:12:14Z Senate S 2021-07-22 117 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-07-22T18:14:31Z 2021-07-22 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2021-07-22 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN N L000570 Sen. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM] Ben Lujan D NM R. 2021-07-22 True Science, Technology, Communications Administrative law and regulatory procedures Civil actions and liability Computers and information technology Department of Health and Human Services Emergency medical services and trauma care Health information and medical records Health promotion and preventive care Infectious and parasitic diseases Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Scientific communication Science, Technology, Communications 00 2021-07-22 Introduced in Senate 2022-06-27T20:18:24Z Health Misinformation Act of 2021

This bill limits liability protection that applies to a provider of an interactive computer service (e.g., a social media company) for claims related to content provided by third parties if a provider promotes health misinformation during a declared public health emergency.

Specifically, the liability protection (sometimes referred to as Section 230 protection) shall not apply to a provider that promotes health misinformation using an algorithm unless the algorithm uses a neutral mechanism for the promotion, such as chronological functionality.

The Department of Health and Human Services must, within 30 days, issue guidance about what constitutes health misinformation.

]]> Health Misinformation Act of 2021 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide that, under certain circumstances, an interactive computer service provider that allows for the proliferation of health misinformation through that service shall be treated as the publisher or speaker of that misinformation, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title Health Misinformation Act of 2021 Short Title(s) as Introduced Health Misinformation Act of 2021 Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s2448is/xml/BILLS-117s2448is.xml 2021-07-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. 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.