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H.R. 908 119th Congress House

Stop the Censorship Act

Official title: To amend section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934 (commonly referred to as the Communications Decency Act) to stop censorship, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 4, 2025 Introduced by: Paul A. Gosar Republican · Arizona See on congress.gov
Science, Technology, Communications
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 4, 2025
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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Stop the Censorship Act

This bill limits the federal liability protection afforded to providers and users of interactive computer services (e.g., social media companies) for their efforts to screen and block objectionable content. This liability protection is often referred to as Section 230 protection. 

Specifically, the bill eliminates the existing liability protection for providers and users that take voluntary, good faith action to screen and block material they deem obscene, lewd, lascivious, excessively violent, harassing, or otherwise objectionable (or that make available the technical means to screen and block such content). 

The bill instead provides liability protection to providers and users (1) that take voluntary, good faith action to screen and block unlawful material (or that make available the technical means to do so), or (2) that provide users with the option to screen or block any other material. 

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Lobbying activity 5

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

  • THE MADISON GROUP
    for GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES · California · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • THE MADISON GROUP
    for GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES · California · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
  • THE MADISON GROUP
    for GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES · California · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
  • THE MADISON GROUP
    for GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES · California · 4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31)
  • THE MADISON GROUP
    for GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES · California · 3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30)

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 Cosponsors 10
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Steube, W. Gregory
Florida · Oct 17, 2025
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Owens, Burgess
Utah · Feb 24, 2025
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Biggs, Andy
Arizona · Feb 4, 2025
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Boebert, Lauren
Colorado · Feb 4, 2025
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Collins, Mike
Georgia · Feb 4, 2025
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Hageman, Harriet M.
Wyoming · Feb 4, 2025
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Miller, Mary E.
Illinois · Feb 4, 2025
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Nehls, Troy E.
Texas · Feb 4, 2025
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Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Feb 4, 2025
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Tiffany, Thomas P.
Wisconsin · Feb 4, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 908: Stop the Censorship Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-908/
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"H.R. 908: Stop the Censorship Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-908/.
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H.R. 908, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-908/.
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[H.R. 908: Stop the Censorship Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-908/)
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