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Bust Up Big Tech Act

USA117th CongressS-1204| Senate 
| Updated: 4/19/2021
Josh Hawley

Josh Hawley

Republican Senator

Missouri

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Bust Up Big Tech Act This bill prohibits large online platforms in the business of offering search engines, marketplaces, or exchanges from selling, advertising, or otherwise promoting their own goods and services on their websites. The bill also prohibits such online platforms from providing online hosting services or back-end online services to any other entity that is not owned by the platform. Such platforms are those with more than $1.5 billion in global revenue during the most recent tax year and over 30 million U.S. users or 300 million worldwide users
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Timeline
Apr 19, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Apr 19, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  • April 19, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 19, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Science, Technology, Communications

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Bust Up Big Tech Act

USA117th CongressS-1204| Senate 
| Updated: 4/19/2021
Bust Up Big Tech Act This bill prohibits large online platforms in the business of offering search engines, marketplaces, or exchanges from selling, advertising, or otherwise promoting their own goods and services on their websites. The bill also prohibits such online platforms from providing online hosting services or back-end online services to any other entity that is not owned by the platform. Such platforms are those with more than $1.5 billion in global revenue during the most recent tax year and over 30 million U.S. users or 300 million worldwide users
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Timeline
Apr 19, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Apr 19, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  • April 19, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 19, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Josh Hawley

Josh Hawley

Republican Senator

Missouri

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

Science, Technology, Communications

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Civil actions and liabilityCorporate finance and managementInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaMarketing and advertisingRetail and wholesale trades