HR 8407 117th Congress House

Bots Research Act

Official title: To direct the Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission to establish a task force for the purpose of studying the effects of automated accounts on social media, public discourse, and elections.

Introduced: July 18, 2022 Introduced by: DeSaulnier, Mark Democratic · California See on congress.gov

Science, Technology, Communications

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Jul 18, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Jul 18, 2022

Introduced in House

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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Bots Research Act

This bill directs the Federal Trade Commission to establish a task force to study and report to Congress and relevant federal agencies on the impact of automated accounts on social media, public discourse, and elections.

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Energy and Commerce Committee
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8407: Bots Research Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8407/

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"H.R. 8407: Bots Research Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8407/.

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H.R. 8407, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8407/.

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