# 119-s-4746: American Innovation and Choice Online Act

119-s-4746, American Innovation and Choice Online Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] (R-IA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-4746
- Congress: 119
- Title: American Innovation and Choice Online Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-06-10
- Sponsor: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] (R-IA)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-11

## Summary

**Limit anti-competitive and exclusionary practices by the largest online platforms.** The bill would stop dominant platforms from favoring their own services, using nonpublic user data to compete with businesses, or locking users into defaults while creating rules for data portability and interoperability. - Small businesses and other business users would get clearer protections against self-preferencing, tying, and unfair restrictions on platform features, which could make platform marketplaces more open. - Consumers and households would face fewer default lock-ins and better options for moving or using their data across services, which aims to increase choice and reduce hidden steering toward a platform's own products. - Platforms that meet the systemically important threshold, such as owners with about $175 billion in average annual revenue, would face new prohibitions and civil penalties up to 10% of U.S. revenue, and enforcement would be available to the Federal Trade Commission, the Department of Justice, and state attorneys general with expedited court timelines.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN), 2026-06-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL), 2026-06-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO] (R-MO), 2026-06-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (D-RI), 2026-06-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2026-06-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Limits on big platform conduct: benefit, high. This bill would bar very large platforms from actions that materially harm competition. It would forbid self‑preferencing, discriminatory treatment of business users, tying unrelated purchases to platform access, blocking interoperability, and using nonpublic business‑user data to compete or preven…
- Legal defenses for platform actions: mixed, high. This bill would create several defenses platforms could use in lawsuits under the Act. The strongest defense would require clear‑and‑convincing proof that actions were needed to comply with law or to protect safety, privacy, security, or prevent fraud, and that the measures were narrowly tailored a…
- Tougher enforcement and faster lawsuits: mixed, high. This bill would let the FTC, the Justice Department, or a State attorney general sue covered platforms and seek civil penalties and injunctive relief. Penalties could be between 1% and 10% of a firm's U.S. revenue for the period of violation. Courts would be asked to expedite these cases, aim for f…
- Which big platforms are covered: mixed, high. This bill would define which online platforms are "systemically important." A platform would qualify if controlled by a person with at least $175 billion in average annual gross revenues. A platform could also qualify if it reaches at least 34% of U.S. monthly active users or 34% of subscriber hous…
- One-year delay before rules start: mixed, low. This bill would take effect one year after enactment. The delay would give agencies and covered platforms time to prepare for the new rules. Households would see no immediate change to federal benefits or taxes because of this timing shift.

## Related bills

- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-419: Reauthorizing Support and Treatment for Officers in Crisis Act of 2025
- 119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former United States Senator for the State of Kansas.
- 119-sres-897: A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewellyn Kyl, former Senator for the State of Arizona.
- 119-sres-801: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Lindsey Olin Graham, a Senator from the State of South Carolina.
- 119-sres-755: A resolution honoring the life of the Honorable Donald W. Riegle, Jr., former Senator for the State of Michigan.

## Sources
- [119-s-4746 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4746)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-419: Reauthorizing Support and Treatment for Officers in Crisis Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-419)
- [119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former Uni…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-913)
- [119-sres-897: A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewel…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-897)
- [119-sres-801: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Lindsey Olin Graham,…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-801)
- [119-sres-755: A resolution honoring the life of the Honorable Donald W. Riegle, Jr., former S…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-755)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4746 (as of 2026-08-11).