TECH COMPANIES-FREE SPEECH
Summary
Urges President Joseph Biden and the United States Congress to enact measures to discourage further restraints on speech by tech companies, such as amendments to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996, regulation of digital platforms as common carriers, or legislative limits on tech companies' ability to restrict free speech activity on their platforms.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 27, 2022
Last action Jan 10, 2023
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
0
Committee
3
May 9, 2022
Committee
Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 1, 2022
Committee
Assigned to Executive Committee
lower
Feb 15, 2022
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
David A. Welter
RRepublican
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