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S. 66 · 119th CongressScience, Technology, Communications

Transparency in Bureaucratic Communications Act has not moved since its introduction on Jan 9, 2025, with no cosponsors

Sponsored by Schmitt, Eric R-MO · no cosponsors
IntroducedJan 9, 2025
Reported—
Passed one chamber—
Passed both—
Law—
What it changes · CRS summary

Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 99 words.

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.

Context
Committees
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Policy area
Science, Technology, Communications: 52 of 2,109 bills became law, 113th–118th (2.5%)
Sponsor
1 of 78 bills enacted since 2013
Text versions
1: introduced in senate · 176 words
Latest action
Jan 9, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Records
Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 0

The bill status record lists no related bills.

Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]