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HR 4027 116th Congress House

Stop the Censorship Act

Official title: To amend section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934 (commonly referred to as the Communications Decency Act) to stop censorship, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 1, 2020 Introduced by: Gosar, Paul A. Republican · Arizona See on congress.gov
Science, Technology, Communications Civil actions and liabilityFreedom of informationInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social media
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Jul 26, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Jul 25, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 25, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 26, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stop the Censorship Act

This bill limits a social media company's immunity from liability for screening and blocking offensive content on its platform. The bill applies such immunity when the company restricts content that is unlawful rather than merely objectionable.

Under current law, such immunity also applies to actions taken to enable or make available the technical means to restrict access to material that is objectionable. The bill instead specifies that this immunity applies to actions taken to (1) make available the technical means to restrict access to material that is unlawful, or (2) provide users with the option to restrict access to any material.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 7808 Related bill Stop the Censorship Act of 2020
  • S 4828 Related bill Stop Suppressing Speech Act of 2020
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Republican 3
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Tiffany, Thomas P.
Wisconsin · Jul 1, 2020
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Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Oct 16, 2019
Yoho, Ted
· Jul 30, 2019
King, Steve
· Jul 25, 2019
Meadows, Mark
· Jul 25, 2019
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Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Jul 25, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4027: Stop the Censorship Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4027/
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"H.R. 4027: Stop the Censorship Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4027/.
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H.R. 4027, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4027/.
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