# 119-s-3546: Sunset Section 230 Act 119-s-3546, Sunset Section 230 Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] (R-SC); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-24). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3546 - As of: 2026-09-24 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: 119-s-3546 - Congress: 119 - Title: Sunset Section 230 Act - Status: introduced - Introduced: 2025-12-17 - Sponsor: Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] (R-SC) - Cosponsors: 9 - Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications - Touches household money: yes - Last recorded action: 2026-09-24 ## Summary **The bill would repeal Section 230 of the Communications Act, removing the federal safe-harbor that shields online platforms from liability for third-party content.** It phases in the change with a two-year delay before the repeal and all related amendments take effect. - Online platforms: Removes federal legal protections tied to third-party content, exposing platforms to liability and to federal provisions that previously relied on Section 230. - Libraries and educational institutions: Redefines "interactive computer service" to explicitly include services operated by libraries and schools, bringing them within the amended definitions. - Federal statutes and enforcement: Rewrites cross-references and definitions across many laws including the Communications Act, the Trademark Act, Title 17 and Title 18 of the U.S. Code, the Webb-Kenyon Act, Title 28, Title 31, and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to replace Section 230 references and adjust specific exemptions and definitions. ## Cosponsors (9) - Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] (R-IA), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (D-RI), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO] (R-MO), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Moody, Ashley [R-FL] (R-FL), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z ## Provisions PRIA read - End federal immunity for online platforms: mixed, high. This bill would repeal the federal law that shields online platforms from many lawsuits. The repeal and its related technical changes would take effect two years after enactment. If enacted, platforms and services that host other people’s posts could face more litigation and legal risk. That could… - New definition of online services: mixed, high. This bill would change the legal definition of an "interactive computer service." The new definition would cover services that let multiple users access a server, explicitly including services that provide Internet access and those run by libraries or schools. The change would take effect two years… - Change legal references to online rules: mixed, medium. This bill would update many federal laws so they no longer point to the old online immunity rule and instead point to other communications provisions. Affected laws include several criminal provisions, trademark and banking definitions, and other statutes named in the bill. These conforming edits w… - Remove deletion exceptions for platforms: mixed, medium. This bill would strike language in several federal statutes that said deleting another person’s content "consistent with" the old immunity rule does not count as altering content. The specific edits remove that deletion exception in certain recordkeeping and controlled-substances provisions. The ch… - Strike subsection in copyright law: mixed, medium. This bill would remove subsection (g) of a provision in federal copyright law. The change would take effect two years after enactment. If enacted, the deletion would alter the statutory text that affects copyright recordkeeping or liability rules. That could affect rights holders and services that… - Change court language on defamation: mixed, low. This bill would change wording in a federal statutory construction provision so the language is shortened and ends with the word "defamation." It would also strike a related subsection. These edits would take effect two years after enactment. If enacted, courts and lawyers would read the law differ… ## Related bills - 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act - 119-sres-755: A resolution honoring the life of the Honorable Donald W. Riegle, Jr., former Senator for the State of Michigan. - 119-sres-739: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of John Seymour, the late Senator for the State of California. - 119-sres-723: A resolution honoring the life of Dirk Arthur Kempthorne, former United States Senator for the State of Idaho. - 119-sres-703: A resolution expressing support for the designation of the week of May 3, 2026, through May 9, 2026, as "National Small Business Week" to celebrate the contrib… - 119-sres-585: A resolution honoring the life, achievements, and legacy of Ben Nighthorse Campbell. ## Sources - [119-s-3546 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3546) ## Related - [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748) - [119-sres-755: A resolution honoring the life of the Honorable Donald W. 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