S626Referred to Committee

SOCIAL MEDIA Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-02-19
Introduced
1
Cosponsors
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Sponsor

Rick Scott
Rick Scott
Republican · FL · Senator
Votes with party: 74.4% (913 recorded votes)
Top industries funding sponsor:
  • Conservative Groups$380k

Full profile: /officials/S001217

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Cosponsors (1)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

2025-02-19

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Plain-English Summary

Based on the vague title and referral to the Commerce Committee, this bill likely addresses how social media platforms handle illegal content, user safety, or law enforcement access to user data. The exact provisions aren't clear from the title alone, but it probably aims to either increase platform responsibility for criminal activity on their sites, give police better tools to investigate crimes committed online, or both. It would affect social media companies, their users, and law enforcement agencies.

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Crime and Law Enforcement
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