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H.R. 8395 116th Congress House

COVID–19 Disinformation Research and Reporting Act of 2020

Official title: To conduct a study on the spread of COVID-19-related disinformation and misinformation on the internet and social media platforms, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 24, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Sep 24, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Sep 24, 2020
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 Latest action September 24, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

COVID-19 Disinformation Research and Reporting Act of 2020

This bill requires the National Science Foundation to contract with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to study disinformation and misinformation about COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) on the internet and social media platforms.

 Related & companion bills 5
  • S 4732 Identical bill COVID–19 Dis­in­for­ma­tion Research and Reporting Act of 2020
  • HR 925 The Heroes Act
  • HR 6800 The Heroes Act
  • HR 8406 Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, and for other purposes.
  • S 4800 The Heroes Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
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Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Sep 24, 2020
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Casten, Sean
Illinois · Sep 24, 2020
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Foster, Bill
Illinois · Sep 24, 2020
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Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Sep 24, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8395: COVID–19 Disinformation Research and Reporting Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8395/
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"H.R. 8395: COVID–19 Disinformation Research and Reporting Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8395/.
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H.R. 8395, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8395/.
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