HR 4536
116th Congress
House
Science, Technology, Communications
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Digital media
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Bot Disclosure and Accountability Act of 2019
Introduced: September 26, 2019
Introduced by:
Slotkin, Elissa
Democratic
· Michigan
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 27, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
Sep 26, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sep 26, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Bot Disclosure and Accountability Act of 2019
This bill requires social media providers to publicly disclose the use of any automated software program or process intended to impersonate or replicate human activity (i.e., bots) on the provider's social media website. Social media providers also must establish processes for identifying and removing automated software programs that attempt to appear as legitimate users of the site.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1