# 116-hr-6586: Social Media Accountability and Account Verification Act

116-hr-6586, Social Media Accountability and Account Verification Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16] (R-IL); status Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6586
- Congress: 116
- Title: Social Media Accountability and Account Verification Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2020-04-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16] (R-IL)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Social Media Accountability and Account Verification Act This bill requires a social media company to remove a deceptive or fraudulent account or profile from its platform and to verify the creator of an account that is alleged to be deceptive or fraudulent. Specifically, a social media company must establish a means whereby a user may request the investigation and removal of a deceptive account or profile. The social media company must expeditiously remove or disable access to a deceptive account or profile and any materials or messages published therefrom. Further, a social media company must notify a user who submits such a request of any reasons underlying a determination that an account or profile is not deceptive, and it must take escalating actions against an individual who makes false or bad faith requests for the investigation and removal of an account or profile.

## Related bills

- 116-hr-9015: Preserving Existing Nuclear Energy Generation Act
- 116-hr-8933: ATVM Modernization Act
- 116-hr-8899: Transatlantic Te­le­com­mu­ni­ca­tions Security Act
- 116-hr-12: CTF Act
- 116-hr-8485: Health and Fitness Recovery Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8438: Belarus Democracy, Human Rights, and Sovereignty Act of 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-6586 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6586)

## Related
- [116-hr-9015: Preserving Existing Nuclear Energy Generation Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-9015)
- [116-hr-8933: ATVM Modernization Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8933)
- [116-hr-8899: Transatlantic Te­le­com­mu­ni­ca­tions Security Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8899)
- [116-hr-12: CTF Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-12)
- [116-hr-8485: Health and Fitness Recovery Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8485)
- [116-hr-8438: Belarus Democracy, Human Rights, and Sovereignty Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8438)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6586 (as of 2025-11-18).