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S. 4632 116th Congress Senate

Online Content Policy Modernization Act

Official title: A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to establish an alternative dispute resolution program for copyright small claims, to amend the Communications Ac… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to establish an alternative dispute resolution program for copyright small claims, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to modify the scope of protection from civil liability for "good Samaritan" blocking and screening of offensive material, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 21, 2020 Introduced by: Lindsey Graham Republican · South Carolina See on congress.gov
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Sep 21, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 21, 2020
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 Latest action September 21, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Online Content Policy Modernization Act

This bill creates the Copyright Claims Board, a body within the U.S. Copyright Office, to decide lower-value copyright disputes. The bill also limits the immunity of a provider or user of an interactive computer service (i.e., a social media platform) for screening and blocking offensive material on the service's platform.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 2426 CASE Act of 2019
  • S 4534 Online Freedom and Viewpoint Diversity Act
  • S 1273 CASE Act of 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4632: Online Content Policy Modernization Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4632/
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"S. 4632: Online Content Policy Modernization Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4632/.
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S. 4632, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4632/.
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[S. 4632: Online Content Policy Modernization Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4632/)
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