Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that European laws and regulations unfairly and unreasonably burden American speech and innovation.
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In CommitteeMr. Van Drew (for himself, Mrs. Luna, Mr. Moore of …
Summary
What This Bill Does
This is a non-binding House Resolution that expresses the sense of Congress opposing European digital regulations, specifically the EU Digital Services Act, Digital Markets Act, and the UK Online Safety Act. The resolution claims these foreign laws unfairly burden American technology companies, censor speech, and violate due process. It calls on the Trump administration to use diplomatic and economic tools to protect U.S. companies and free speech rights from these regulations.
Who Benefits and How
Large American technology companies like Meta (Facebook, Instagram), Alphabet (Google, YouTube), Amazon, Apple, and Microsoft would benefit symbolically from this resolution, as it signals Congressional support for protecting them from European regulatory enforcement. U.S. social media platforms would also benefit from the resolution's opposition to foreign content moderation requirements. However, since this is a non-binding resolution, there are no actual legal protections or economic benefits created.
Who Bears the Burden and How
No one faces any actual burdens from this resolution since it has no legal force. The resolution expresses disapproval of European Union and UK regulatory bodies but cannot compel any action. The Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission are called upon to reject EU antitrust principles and refuse cooperation with European enforcement, but these are non-binding requests that the agencies can ignore.
Key Provisions
- Expresses disapproval of the EU Digital Services Act, Digital Markets Act, UK Online Safety Act, and similar foreign laws
- Calls on the Trump administration to use diplomatic and economic tools to protect American free expression rights
- Calls on the administration to protect American innovation from foreign antitrust authorities
- Requests the Department of Justice and FTC reject the antitrust principles underlying EU and UK digital regulations
- Requests DOJ and FTC not cooperate with European governments in enforcing these or similar foreign antitrust laws
Important Context
This is a "sense of the House" resolution, meaning it expresses the opinion of the House of Representatives but creates no new law, obligation, or right. It has no binding legal effect on any government agency, company, or individual. It serves primarily as a political statement about U.S. policy preferences regarding European technology regulation.
Evidence Chain:
This summary is derived from the structured analysis below. See "Detailed Analysis" for per-title beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.
Primary Purpose
A House Resolution expressing disapproval of European digital regulations (EU Digital Services Act, Digital Markets Act, UK Online Safety Act) that the resolution claims unfairly burden American speech and innovation, and calling on the Trump administration to use diplomatic and economic tools to protect American companies and free expression rights.
Policy Domains
Legislative Strategy
"Non-binding sense of the House resolution intended to express Congressional opposition to European digital regulations and signal support for American tech companies against foreign regulatory pressure"
Likely Beneficiaries
- Large U.S. technology companies (Meta, Alphabet/Google, etc.)
- American social media platforms
- U.S. digital services providers subject to EU/UK regulations
Likely Burden Bearers
- European Union regulatory bodies
- United Kingdom digital regulators
- Proponents of content moderation and digital safety regulations
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "trump_administration"
- → Executive Branch under President Trump
- "department_of_justice"
- → U.S. Department of Justice
- "federal_trade_commission"
- → Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
- "house_of_representatives"
- → U.S. House of Representatives
We use a combination of our own taxonomy and classification in addition to large language models to assess meaning and potential beneficiaries. High confidence means strong textual evidence. Always verify with the original bill text.
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