Stop Shielding Culpable Platforms Act
Summary
Stop Shielding Culpable Platforms Act This bill modifies provisions relating to the liability of a provider or user of an interactive computer service (e.g., a social media company) for material placed on its platform by another information content provider. Under current law, a provider or user of an interactive computer service is not considered the publisher or speaker of any information provided by another information content provider. The bill specifies that a provider or user of an interactive computer service may still be treated as a distributor of such information.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Mar 18, 2021
Last action Mar 19, 2021
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Full legislative history
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3
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Committee
2
Mar 19, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
lower
Mar 18, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
lower
Mar 18, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 14 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jim Banks
RRepublican
Co
Alexander X. Mooney
RRepublican
Co
Andy Barr
RRepublican
Co
Bob Gibbs
RRepublican
Co
Bob Good
RRepublican
Co
Brian Babin
RRepublican
Co
Dan Bishop
RRepublican
Co
Guy Reschenthaler
RRepublican
Co
Lisa C. McClain
RRepublican
Co
Pat Fallon
RRepublican
Co
Ralph Norman
RRepublican
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