Transparency in Bureaucratic Communications Act

Summary

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. 

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Timeline

1. 9 January 2025

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 9 January 2025

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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• Introduced in Senate

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 9 January 2025

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 9 January 2025

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Sponsors

• Sen. Schmitt, Eric [R-MO] · R · Sponsor
• · ssga00 · Standing

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