119th Congress
S. 66
Transparency in Bureaucratic Communications Act
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Eric Schmitt(R-MO)
- Introduced
- Jan 9, 2025
- Policy area
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Committees
- Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
- Official text
- Introduced in Senate · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (0)
No cosponsors.
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in Senate” version
Transparency in Bureaucratic Communications Act
This bill requires federal offices of inspectors general to include in their existing semiannual reports to Congress information about any communications between their department or agency and certain online platforms and services.
Specifically, such reports must include details on the contents and circumstances of any communication or attempted communication with an internet platform, information content provider, or access software provider. Covered communications include those addressing specific online content, content moderation practices, and any other topic related to a platform's or service's data inputs, algorithms, modeling and simulation processes, analysis tools, or any related tool.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Jan 9, 2025 · Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. - Jan 9, 2025
Introduced in Senate