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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.
Summary
This bill amends Section 230 of the Communications Act to narrow the immunity protections for internet platforms. It replaces the current broad category of material platforms can restrict with a narrower definition limited to unlawful material. The bill adds a new provision that removes immunity protections when platforms restrict access to non-unlawful material. These changes would make platforms more vulnerable to legal liability for content moderation decisions on material that is not illegal.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] (R-AZ)
10 cosponsors
- Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] (R-AZ)
- Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-4] (R-CO)
- Rep. Collins, Mike [R-GA-10] (R-GA)
- Rep. Hageman, Harriet M. [R-WY-At Large] (R-WY)
- Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15] (R-IL)
- Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22] (R-TX)
- Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] (R-SC)
- Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4] (R-UT)
- Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL)
- Rep. Tiffany, Thomas P. [R-WI-7] (R-WI)
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.
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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