Accountability for Government Censorship Act
Sponsored By: Representative Perry, Scott [R-PA-10]
Introduced
Summary
A federal transparency framework for agency contacts with private platforms about content moderation. This bill would require agencies to record and report interactions with platforms that lead to removing or suppressing lawful speech, adding disclaimers or alerts, or restricting access to a platform.
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More transparency on government censorship
If enacted, the bill would define key words including "agency," the OMB Director, and online platforms. It would require each agency, within 90 days, to report to OMB every time in the five years before enactment it contacted a private platform to remove or suppress lawful speech, add disclaimers or alerts, or remove or restrict access. For each contact the agency would list the office, employee and supervisor names, the legal authority or explanation, the platform and platform employees contacted, a written justification, the outcome, and other agencies involved. Within 210 days the OMB Director would send Congress a report with the agency data and a summary organized by platform; the main list and platform summaries must be unclassified. Each agency Inspector General would review compliance within 210 days, and any agency found noncompliant would brief two oversight committees within 60 days.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Perry, Scott [R-PA-10]
PA • R
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
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