# 115-hr-7117: Bots Research Act

115-hr-7117, Bots Research Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA); status Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-7117
- Congress: 115
- Title: Bots Research Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2018-11-06
- Sponsor: Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Bots Research Act This bill directs the Federal Trade Commission to establish a task force to study the impact of automated accounts on social media, public discourse, and elections.

## Related bills

- 115-hr-7228: Reproductive Rights are Human Rights Act of 2018
- 115-hr-7212: Violence Against Women Health Act of 2018
- 115-hr-7204: DIPLOMA Act
- 115-hr-7185: Weekends Without Hunger Act
- 115-hr-7141: Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act
- 115-hr-7137: Reverend James Lawson, Jr. Congressional Gold Medal Act

## Sources
- [115-hr-7117 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/7117)

## Related
- [115-hr-7228: Reproductive Rights are Human Rights Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7228)
- [115-hr-7212: Violence Against Women Health Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7212)
- [115-hr-7204: DIPLOMA Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7204)
- [115-hr-7185: Weekends Without Hunger Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7185)
- [115-hr-7141: Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7141)
- [115-hr-7137: Reverend James Lawson, Jr. Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7137)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7117 (as of 2025-11-18).