AOC Act

I 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 8896 To repeal 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 DECEMBER 8, 2020 Mr. GOHMERT (for himself, Mr. BIGGS, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. GOODEN, Mr. KING of Iowa, and Mr. KELLY of Mississippi) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To repeal 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- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Abandoning Online 4 Censorship Act’’ or the ‘‘AOC Act’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 18:47 Dec 19, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8896.IH H8896 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 2 HR 8896 IH SEC. 2. REPEAL OF SECTION 230 OF THE COMMUNICATIONS 1 ACT OF 1934 (COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS 2 THE COMMUNICATIONS DECENCY ACT). 3 (a) SECTION 230 OF THE COMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 4 1934.—Effective as of enactment of this language, section 5 230 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 6 230(c)) is repealed. 7 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 18:47 Dec 19, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H8896.IH H8896 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS