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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 4027
To amend section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934 (commonly referred
to as the Communications Decency Act) to stop censorship, and for
other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 25, 2019
Mr. GOSAR (for himself, Mr. MEADOWS, Mr. KING of Iowa, and Mr. NORMAN)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce
A BILL
To amend section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934
(commonly referred to as the Communications Decency
Act) to stop censorship, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Stop the Censorship
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Act’’.
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SEC. 2. REVOCATION OF IMMUNITIES.
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Section 230(c) of the Communications Act of 1934
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(47 U.S.C. 230(c)) is amended—
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(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘AND SCREEN-
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ING OF OFFENSIVE MATERIAL’’ and inserting ‘‘OF
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UNLAWFUL OR OBJECTIONABLE MATERIAL’’; and
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(2) in paragraph (2)—
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(A) in subparagraph (A)—
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(i) by striking ‘‘material that the pro-
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vider or user considers to be obscene, lewd,
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lascivious,
filthy,
excessively
violent,
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harassing,
or
otherwise
objectionable,
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whether or not such material is constitu-
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tionally protected’’ and inserting ‘‘unlawful
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material’’; and
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(ii) by striking ‘‘; or’’ and inserting a
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semicolon;
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(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking
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‘‘paragraph (1).’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph
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(A); or’’; and
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(C) by adding at the end the following new
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subparagraph:
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‘‘(C) any action taken to provide users
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with the option to restrict access to any other
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material, whether or not such material is con-
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stitutionally protected.’’.
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