HR 7819
117th Congress
House
Science, Technology, Communications
Accountability for Online Firearms Marketplaces Act of 2022
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 18, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 18, 2022
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Committees of jurisdiction
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