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See Something, Say Something Online Act of 2020

USA116th CongressS-4758| Senate 
| Updated: 9/29/2020
Joe Manchin

Joe Manchin

Independent Senator

West Virginia

Cosponsors (1)
John Cornyn (Republican)

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
See Something, Say Something Online Act of 2020 This bill requires an interactive computer service (e.g., a social media company) that detects a suspicious transmission to submit a suspicious transmission activity report (STAR) describing the suspicious transmission. A suspicious transmission is any post, message, comment, tag, or other user-generated content or transmission that commits, facilitates, incites, promotes, or otherwise assists the commission of a major crime. Each STAR must be submitted to the Department of Justice and contain (1) the name, location, and other identification information submitted by the user; (2) the date and nature of the user-generated content or transmission detected for suspicious activity; and (3) any relevant text, information, and metadata related to the suspicious transmission. Any provider of an interactive computer service that fails to report a known suspicious transmission shall not be immune from liability for such transmission and may be held liable as a publisher for the related suspicious transmission.
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Timeline
Sep 29, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Sep 29, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  • September 29, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 29, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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Business recordsCivil actions and liabilityComputers and information technologyCongressional oversightConsumer affairsCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationDepartment of JusticeDrug trafficking and controlled substancesExecutive agency funding and structureInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaPublic-private cooperationTerrorismViolent crimeWhite-collar crime

See Something, Say Something Online Act of 2020

USA116th CongressS-4758| Senate 
| Updated: 9/29/2020
See Something, Say Something Online Act of 2020 This bill requires an interactive computer service (e.g., a social media company) that detects a suspicious transmission to submit a suspicious transmission activity report (STAR) describing the suspicious transmission. A suspicious transmission is any post, message, comment, tag, or other user-generated content or transmission that commits, facilitates, incites, promotes, or otherwise assists the commission of a major crime. Each STAR must be submitted to the Department of Justice and contain (1) the name, location, and other identification information submitted by the user; (2) the date and nature of the user-generated content or transmission detected for suspicious activity; and (3) any relevant text, information, and metadata related to the suspicious transmission. Any provider of an interactive computer service that fails to report a known suspicious transmission shall not be immune from liability for such transmission and may be held liable as a publisher for the related suspicious transmission.
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Timeline
Sep 29, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Sep 29, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  • September 29, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 29, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Joe Manchin

Joe Manchin

Independent Senator

West Virginia

Cosponsors (1)
John Cornyn (Republican)

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

Science, Technology, Communications

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Business recordsCivil actions and liabilityComputers and information technologyCongressional oversightConsumer affairsCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationDepartment of JusticeDrug trafficking and controlled substancesExecutive agency funding and structureInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaPublic-private cooperationTerrorismViolent crimeWhite-collar crime