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HR 7492 118th Congress House Science, Technology, Communications

Bots Research Act

Introduced: February 29, 2024 Introduced by: DeSaulnier, Mark Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Mar 8, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Feb 29, 2024
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 29, 2024
Introduced in House
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 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 on the impact of automated accounts on social media, public discourse, and elections.

Specifically, the study must assess (1) what qualifies as a bot or automated account; (2) the extent to which automated accounts are used; (3) how automated accounts are used; and (4) how to most effectively combat any use of automated accounts that negatively effects social media, public discourse, and elections while continuing to promote the protection of the First Amendment.

The task force must provide Congress and relevant federal agencies with the results and conclusions of its study within one year after the task force is established. 

What's happening now March 8, 2024

Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7492: Bots Research Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-7492/
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"H.R. 7492: Bots Research Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-7492/.
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H.R. 7492, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-7492/.
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