3.0.0 797 2023-03-08T20:26:17Z 2023-03-08T20:26:17Z Senate S 2021-03-17 117 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-03-17T18:39:16Z 2021-03-17 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2021-03-17 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S001194 Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] Brian Schatz D HI N T000250 Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] John Thune R SD R. 2021-03-17 True B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2021-05-26 False B001261 Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] John Barrasso R WY 2021-05-26 False L000570 Sen. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM] Ben Lujan D NM R. 2021-09-14 False C001075 Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] Bill Cassidy R LA 2021-09-14 False C001047 Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] Shelley Capito R WV Moore 2021-12-07 False H000273 Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO] John Hickenlooper D CO W. 2021-12-07 False Commerce Administrative law and regulatory procedures Business records Civil actions and liability Congressional oversight Consumer affairs Employment discrimination and employee rights Government studies and investigations Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Marketing and advertising State and local government operations Commerce 00 2021-03-17 Introduced in Senate 2022-01-21T18:10:51Z Platform Accountability and Consumer Transparency Act or the PACT Act

This bill requires providers of interactive computer services (e.g., social media companies) to publish their policy explaining the types of content permissible on the service and provide a system for users to submit complaints about content that may violate the policy or involve illegal content.

Further, social media companies must establish a process for removing certain content that violates their policies and notifying the information content provider about the removal, including a mechanism to appeal the removal. Social media companies also must publish a report every six months that details the instances in which the company took action with respect to content, including removing content, deprioritizing content, and suspending content provider accounts. The bill removes certain liability protections for companies if the company has actual knowledge of illegal content on its service and does not remove it within specified time frames.

The bill provides for enforcement of these requirements by the Federal Trade Commission.

]]> PACT Act Display Title PACT Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to require transparency, accountability, and protections for consumers online. Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced PACT Act Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Platform Accountability and Consumer Transparency Act Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-03-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s797is/xml/BILLS-117s797is.xml 2021-03-17 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.