To direct the Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission to establish a task force for the purpose of studying the effects of automated accounts on social media, public discourse, and elections.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To direct the Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission to establish a task force for the purpose of studying the effects of automated accounts on social media, public discourse, and elections., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services. The main policy domain is Technology, Trade, Government Operations.
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 HC92436EDC8F045E68DEF67AD743BB8C9: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Bots Research Act.
- Section H67A953FEDCDE4A649B33CFB67E46D53F: 2. Task Force Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission shall establish a task force to...
- Section HE9E98796FA5D4F09879B00C1E6949C46: 3. Study and report The task force established under section 2 shall conduct a study of the impact of automated accounts on social media, public discourse, and...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To direct the Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission to establish a task force for the purpose of studying the effects of automated accounts on social media, public discourse, and elections., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services.
Key Policy Areas
Technology, Trade, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
This bill, To direct the Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission to establish a task force for the purpose of studying the effects of automated accounts on social media, public discourse, and elections., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- technology companies and users of digital services
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- technology companies and users of digital services
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. DeSaulnier introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
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