H.R. 2154 · 117th Congress · 2021–2022
Protecting Americans from Dangerous Algorithms Act
H.R. 2154 in the 117th Congress (2021–2022) was introduced on Mar 23, 2021, sponsored by Tom Malinowski with 37 co-sponsors.
During the 117th Congress (2021–2022), Joe Biden was president, and Democrats held the House majority and Republicans the Senate majority.
- Status
- Introduced
- Introduced
- Mar 23, 2021
- Co-sponsors
- 37
- Policy area
- Science, Technology, Communications
What it does
Protecting Americans from Dangerous Algorithms Act This bill limits a social media company's immunity from liability if it promotes certain content on its platform. Specifically, the bill removes this immunity from a social media company with more than 10 million monthly users if it utilizes an algorithm, model, or other computational process to amplify or recommend content to a user that is directly relevant to a claim involv…
Summary by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service.
Sponsor
Tom Malinowski (D-NJ). Co-sponsors: 37 Democrats.
Where it stands
- IntroducedMar 23, 2021
- Passed the House—
- Passed the Senate—
- Sent to the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. (Mar 24, 2021)
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- H.R. 7132: Safe Connections Act of 2022
- S. 1541: Martha Wright-Reed Just and Reasonable Communications Act of 2022
- S. 3405: Low Power Protection Act
- H.R. 210: Rural STEM Education Research Act
- H.R. 5655: Kelsey Smith Act
Committees
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