HR3297-119

Introduced

To define obscenity for purposes of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes.

119th Congress Introduced May 8, 2025

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To define obscenity for purposes of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services. The main policy domain is Technology.

Who Benefits and How

technology companies and users of digital services may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, technology companies and users of digital services may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H3F5D0A34D16D41E7AFBF3EEE81914FFD: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Interstate Obscenity Definition Act.
  • Section HE86EE0F79CAD413E84F516E4103C93A5: 2. Defining obscenity Section 3 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 153) is amended— by redesignating paragraphs (38) through (59) as paragraphs (39)...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To define obscenity for purposes of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services.

Key Policy Areas

Technology

Primary Purpose

This bill, To define obscenity for purposes of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services.

Policy Domains

Technology

Whole bill

Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • technology companies and users of digital services
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih

Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • federal implementing agencies
  • technology companies and users of digital services
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih

Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
May 8, 2025

Mrs. Miller of Illinois introduced the following bill; which was …

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Technology
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

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