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H.R. 4782 (116th)

National Commission on Online Platforms and Homeland Security Act

openUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

22 October 2019

Last action

21 December 2020 · Reported

Status

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 566.

Sponsors

Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2], Rep. Rose, Max [D-NY-11], Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44], Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12], Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9], Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2], Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10], Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2], Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46], Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5], Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1], Van Taylor, Rep. Torres Small, Xochitl [D-NM-2], Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI], Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3], Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6], Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1]

Subjects

Digitalisation

Source updated

7 April 2025

Digitalisation

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Summary

National Commission on Online Platforms and Homeland Security Act This bill establishes the National Commission on Online Platforms and Homeland Security to address content on online and social media platforms that implicates national security concerns. Specifically, the commission shall identify, examine, and report on the ways online platforms have been used in furtherance or support of targeted violence or covert foreign state influence campaigns and how addressing such uses impacts users' free speech, privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties. Consistent with these purposes, the commission must analyze (1) online platforms' responses to such usage; (2) the impacts of algorithms and automated decision-making systems on the rights and privacy of users; and (3) the extent to which online platforms have transparent, consistent, and equitable policies and procedures to address violations of platform rules. The commission must then develop recommendations for how online platforms could address improper use through methods that are transparent and accountable while continuing to promote free speech and innovation on the internet and preserving individual privacy and civil rights. Additionally, the Department of Homeland Security must (1) research whether any connection exists between the use of online platforms and targeted violence; and (2) develop voluntary approaches that could be adopted by online platforms to address any correlations found while still preserving the individual privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties of users.

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Timeline

  1. 22 October 2019

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 22 October 2019

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 22 October 2019

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 23 October 2019

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

    Source: Committee

  5. 23 October 2019

    Reported

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.

    Source: Committee

  6. 23 October 2019

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  7. 21 December 2020

    Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 566.

    Source: Calendars

  8. 21 December 2020

    Discharge

    Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.

    Source: Discharge

  9. 21 December 2020

    Committee

    Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.

    Source: Committee

  10. 21 December 2020

    Reported

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 116-683, Part I.

    Source: Committee

  11. 21 December 2020

    Reported

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 116-683, Part I.

    Source: Committee

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