HR 908 — Stop the Censorship Act

Summary

Amends section 230 of the Communications Act to narrow the legal immunity provided to online platforms for content moderation activities.
Limits immunity to removal of only "unlawful material" instead of content platforms consider "objectionable," including constitutionally protected content.
Removes immunity for providing users with options to restrict access to any material, whether or not constitutionally protected.

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Sponsor (1)

Rep. Gosar, Paul A. (R-AZ) [#9]

10 cosponsors

Rep. Biggs, Andy (R-AZ) [#5]
Rep. Boebert, Lauren (R-CO) [#4]
Rep. Collins, Mike (R-GA) [#10]
Rep. Hageman, Harriet M. (R-WY) [At-large]
Rep. Miller, Mary E. (R-IL) [#15]
Rep. Nehls, Troy E. (R-TX) [#22]
Rep. Norman, Ralph (R-SC) [#5]
Rep. Owens, Burgess (R-UT) [#4]
Rep. Steube, W. Gregory (R-FL) [#17]
Rep. Tiffany, Thomas P. (R-WI) [#7]

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to Paul A. Gosar’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

SELF - EMPLOYED $23,635
Employer not reported $14,169
M3 COMP $11,600
SAULSBURY INDUSTRIES $9,900
SAFTI $8,300

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Paul A. Gosar → · Outside spending →

Actions (2)

Feb 4, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. · house
Feb 4, 2025 Introduced in House

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Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 4, 2025

Mr. Gosar (for himself, Ms. Boebert, Mr. Collins, Ms. Hageman, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mr. Nehls, Mr. Norman, Mr. Tiffany, and Mr. Biggs of Arizona) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

A BILL

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.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “Stop the Censorship Act”.

SEC. 2. REVOCATION OF IMMUNITIES.

Section 230(c) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 230(c)) is amended—

(1) in the heading, by striking “and Screening of Offensive Material” and inserting “of Unlawful or Objectionable Material”; and

(2) in paragraph (2)—

(A) in subparagraph (A)—

(i) by striking “material that the provider or user considers to be obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy, excessively violent, harassing, or otherwise objectionable, whether or not such material is constitutionally protected” and inserting “unlawful material”; and

(ii) by striking “; or” and inserting a semicolon;

(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking “paragraph

(1).” and inserting “subparagraph (A); or”; and

(C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

“(C) any action taken to provide users with the option to restrict access to any other material, whether or not such material is constitutionally protected.”. <all>

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