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116TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 7808
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 29, 2020
Mr. GOSAR (for himself, Mr. COLLINS of Georgia, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. GOODEN,
Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. BANKS, Mr. GAETZ, Mr. YOHO, Mr. TIFFANY,
Mr. WRIGHT, Mr. GROTHMAN, and Mr. CRAWFORD) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce
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 of 2020’’.
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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 ‘‘or otherwise objection-
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able’’ and inserting ‘‘, unlawful, or that
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promotes violence or terrorism’’; 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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