HR 5209
116th Congress
House
Science, Technology, Communications
Computer security and identity theft
Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Government studies and investigations
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Mental health
Public-private cooperation
Terrorism
Raising the Bar Act of 2019
Introduced: November 21, 2019
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 9, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Intelligence and Counterterrorism.
Dec 9, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation.
Nov 21, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Nov 21, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Raising the Bar Act of 2019
This bill establishes an exercise program to flag online terrorist content. Specifically, the bill directs the Department of Homeland Security to designate a lead institution to administer a voluntary online terrorist content moderation exercise program to test how well participating technology companies (e.g., social media platforms) adhere to their own content moderation policies and procedures.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Intelligence and Counterterrorism.