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H.R. 2635 · 118th Congress · Science, Technology, Communications

The Big-Tech Accountability Act of 2023

Died in committee415 words Introduced Apr 17, 2023 · Latest action Apr 17, 2023

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How far it has goneStopped at 2 of 6 · Died in committee
  1. IntroducedApr 17, 2023 Done
  2. CommitteeDied Jan 3, 2025 Stopped here
  3. House floorNot yet Not reached yet
  4. Senate floorNot yet Not reached yet
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What it does

This bill limits federal liability protection, sometimes referred to as Section 230 protection, that generally precludes providers and users of an interactive computer service from being held legally responsible for content provided by a third party.

Specifically, the bill removes the protection for providers of social media services (e.g., Facebook and TikTok).

Additionally, the bill prohibits a provider of social media services from suspending or otherwise restricting the account of a U.S. citizen based on that citizen's social, political, or religious status. The prohibition applies even if the citizen clearly violates the provider's policies related to hate speech, sexual harassment, discrimination, or violent or threatening speech. A provider that violates the prohibition is subject to civil penalties.

Congressional Research Service · summary of “Introduced in House” version · Apr 17, 2023

Who lobbies on it

2 organizations · 9 filings · Q2 2023–Q4 2024

One square per quarter since introduction, oldest left. Filled = named it that quarter.

  1. Ncta - the Internet & Television Association 7 of 7 quarters
    “-HR 43 - Rural Broadband Window of Opportunity Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 675 - Secure Space Act of 2023 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 682 - Launch Communications Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 742 - TELL Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 820 - Foreign Adversary…”

    Q4 2024 filing · $14.2M lobbying spend in 2024, all issues

  2. Fox Corporation 2 of 7 quarters
    “Content carriage regulations, retransmission consent; satellite TV issues; online privacy; spectrum-related issues; media ownership issues; First Amendment issues; sports betting; children's educational TV programming; advertising issues; antitrust enforcement and reform; issues related to CDA 230, including…”

    Q3 2023 filing · $4.1M lobbying spend in 2023, all issues

Organizations that named H.R. 2635 in a quarterly lobbying report. Covers organizations with a PAC on file; reports from organizations without one aren’t loaded yet. Spend is the organization’s total across all issues: reports don’t split spending by bill. Source: Senate lobbying disclosures (LD-2) from lda.gov; quotes are word for word from the “specific lobbying issues” field.

Actions

2 actions · newest first
  1. Apr 17, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  2. Apr 17, 2023Introduced in House