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S 1204 117th Congress Senate Science, Technology, Communications Civil actions and liability Corporate finance and management Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Marketing and advertising Retail and wholesale trades

Bust Up Big Tech Act

Introduced: April 19, 2021 Introduced by: Hawley, Josh Republican · Missouri See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Apr 19, 2021
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Bust Up Big Tech Act

This bill prohibits large online platforms in the business of offering search engines, marketplaces, or exchanges from selling, advertising, or otherwise promoting their own goods and services on their websites. The bill also prohibits such online platforms from providing online hosting services or back-end online services to any other entity that is not owned by the platform. Such platforms are those with more than $1.5 billion in global revenue during the most recent tax year and over 30 million U.S. users or 300 million worldwide users

What's happening now April 19, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1204: Bust Up Big Tech Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1204/
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"S. 1204: Bust Up Big Tech Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1204/.
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S. 1204, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1204/.
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[S. 1204: Bust Up Big Tech Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1204/)
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