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National Commission on Online Platforms and Homeland Security Act

USA116th CongressHR-4782| House 
| Updated: 12/21/2020
Bennie G. Thompson

Bennie G. Thompson

Democratic Representative

Mississippi

Cosponsors (18)
Xochitl Torres Small (Democratic)James R. Langevin (Democratic)Ed Case (Democratic)Emanuel Cleaver (Democratic)Van Taylor (Republican)Max Rose (Democratic)J. Luis Correa (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Vicente Gonzalez (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Cynthia Axne (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Cedric L. Richmond (Democratic)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Elissa Slotkin (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)

Homeland Security Committee, Communications and Technology Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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; 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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Oct 22, 2019
Introduced in House
Oct 22, 2019
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.
Oct 23, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Oct 23, 2019
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Oct 23, 2019
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Dec 21, 2020
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 566.
Dec 21, 2020
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 116-683, Part I.
Dec 21, 2020
Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
  • October 22, 2019
    Introduced in House


  • October 22, 2019
    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.


  • October 23, 2019
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.


  • October 23, 2019
    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.


  • October 23, 2019
    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.


  • December 21, 2020
    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 566.


  • December 21, 2020
    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 116-683, Part I.


  • December 21, 2020
    Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.

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National Commission on Online Platforms and Homeland Security Act

USA116th CongressHR-4782| House 
| Updated: 12/21/2020
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; 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
Oct 22, 2019
Introduced in House
Oct 22, 2019
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.
Oct 23, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Oct 23, 2019
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Oct 23, 2019
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Dec 21, 2020
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 566.
Dec 21, 2020
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 116-683, Part I.
Dec 21, 2020
Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
  • October 22, 2019
    Introduced in House


  • October 22, 2019
    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.


  • October 23, 2019
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.


  • October 23, 2019
    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.


  • October 23, 2019
    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.


  • December 21, 2020
    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 566.


  • December 21, 2020
    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 116-683, Part I.


  • December 21, 2020
    Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
Bennie G. Thompson

Bennie G. Thompson

Democratic Representative

Mississippi

Cosponsors (18)
Xochitl Torres Small (Democratic)James R. Langevin (Democratic)Ed Case (Democratic)Emanuel Cleaver (Democratic)Van Taylor (Republican)Max Rose (Democratic)J. Luis Correa (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Vicente Gonzalez (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Cynthia Axne (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Cedric L. Richmond (Democratic)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Elissa Slotkin (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)

Homeland Security Committee, Communications and Technology Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee

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  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Advisory bodiesCongressional oversightElections, voting, political campaign regulationGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsIntergovernmental relationsInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaSubversive activitiesTerrorismViolent crime