# 116-hr-5209: Raising the Bar Act of 2019

116-hr-5209, Raising the Bar Act of 2019, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Rose, Max [D-NY-11] (D-NY); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Intelligence and Counterterrorism. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5209
- Congress: 116
- Title: Raising the Bar Act of 2019
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Intelligence and Counterterrorism.
- Introduced: 2019-11-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Rose, Max [D-NY-11] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Raising the Bar Act of 2019 This bill establishes an exercise program to flag online terrorist content. Specifically, the bill directs the Department of Homeland Security to designate a lead institution to administer a voluntary online terrorist content moderation exercise program to test how well participating technology companies (e.g., social media platforms) adhere to their own content moderation policies and procedures.

## Cosponsors (8)

- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2019-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2019-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] (D-NY), 2019-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] (D-IL), 2019-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2019-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI), 2019-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2019-11-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2020-01-14T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-5209 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5209)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5209 (as of 2025-11-18).