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HR 7819 117th Congress House Science, Technology, Communications

Accountability for Online Firearms Marketplaces Act of 2022

Introduced: May 18, 2022 Introduced by: Crow, Jason Democratic · Colorado See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Accountability for Online Firearms Marketplaces Act of 2022

This bill removes the federal liability protection that a provider of an interactive computer service (e.g., a social media company) receives for content provided by third parties (sometimes referred to as Section 230 protection) if the provider operates an online firearms marketplace. Online firearms marketplace refers to an interactive computer service that (1) facilitates firearm-related transactions, (2) advertises or otherwise makes available proposals for transferring firearms, or (3) makes digital instructions for programming a three-dimensional printer to make a firearm.

What's happening now May 18, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2725 Related bill Accountability for Online Firearms Marketplaces Act of 2021
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 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2
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Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · May 18, 2022
Porter, Katie
· May 18, 2022
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Stevens, Haley M.
Michigan · May 18, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7819: Accountability for Online Firearms Marketplaces Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7819/
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"H.R. 7819: Accountability for Online Firearms Marketplaces Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7819/.
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H.R. 7819, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7819/.
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[H.R. 7819: Accountability for Online Firearms Marketplaces Act of 2022](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7819/)
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