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HR 9043 116th Congress House Science, Technology, Communications

Online Terrorism Prevention Act

Introduced: December 21, 2020 Introduced by: Gottheimer, Josh Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Dec 21, 2020
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Online Terrorism Prevention Act

This bill requires each social media company to establish an office to identify and remove violent or extremist content associated with or distributed by a terrorist organization. In addition, the bill requires enforcement by the Federal Trade Commission and authorizes enforcement by state attorneys general and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

A social media company is any person with annual revenues in excess of $10 million generated from owning, managing, or operating a website or internet medium that allows a person to establish an account or create a profile to create, share, and view user-generated content.

What's happening now December 21, 2020

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Dec 21, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 9043: Online Terrorism Prevention Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-9043/
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"H.R. 9043: Online Terrorism Prevention Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-9043/.
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H.R. 9043, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-9043/.
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