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S 2314 118th Congress Senate Science, Technology, Communications

PRESERVE Online Speech Act of 2023

Introduced: July 13, 2023 See on congress.gov
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Jul 13, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Jul 13, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Preventing Restrictions and Empowering Speakers to Enable Robust and Varied Exchanges in Online Speech Act of 2023 or the PRESERVE Online Speech Act of 2023

This bill requires interactive computer services (e.g., social media companies) to issue a public disclosure containing specified information related to a request or recommendation by a government entity that the service moderate content on its platform. Examples of such moderation include eliminating the ability of a user to comment upon information or terminating or limiting a user's account.

Failure to comply with this requirement shall result in a fine of $50,000 per day, which shall be deposited in the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund. The Federal Communications Commission must submit an annual report that includes the contents of each such public disclosure.

What's happening now July 13, 2023

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

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 4
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Hagerty, Bill
Tennessee · Jul 13, 2023
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Johnson, Ron
Wisconsin · Jul 13, 2023
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Scott, Rick
Florida · Jul 13, 2023
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Jul 13, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2314: PRESERVE Online Speech Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2314/
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"S. 2314: PRESERVE Online Speech Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2314/.
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S. 2314, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2314/.
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