,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #ddji  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #ae1 #bjbb ,mr4  
,?une 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,mc,connell1 ,mr4
 ,b>rasso1 ,mr4 ,blunt1 ,ms4 ,ern/1 ,mr4
 ,scott ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,da9es1 ,mr4   
,cotton1 ,mr4 ,m>%all1 ,mr4 ,cram]1 ,mr4
 ,crapo1 ,ms4 ,lummis1 ,mr4 ,lank=d1    
,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,mr4     
,boozman1 ,mr4 ,wick]1 ,mr4 ,hawley1    
,mr4 ,ris*1 ,mrs4 ,capito1 ,mr4 ,braun1 
,mr4 ,tub]ville1 ,mr4 ,moran1 ,mrs4     
,fis*]1 ,mr4 ,scott ( ,s\? ,c>ol9a1 ,mr4
 ,grassley1 & ,mr4 ,sullivan7 introduc$ 
! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$
 to ! ,committee on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 &
 ,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to        
prohibit provid]s ( email s]vices f us+ 
filt]+ algori?ms to flag emails f       
political campaigns t consum]s h elect$ 
to receive z spam4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is
 ,act may be cit$ z ! ,political ,bias  
,9 ,algori?m ,sort+ ,emails ,act ( #bjbb
 or ! ,political ,,bias ,emails ,act (  
#bjbb4  #b4 ,unfair & deceptive acts &  

practices relat+ to filt]+ political    
emails t a consum] has elect$ to receive
  7a7 ,conduct prohibit$  7#a7 ,9 g5]al 
,x %all be unlawful = an op]ator ( an   
email s]vice to use a filt]+ algori?m to
 apply a label to an email s5t to an    
email acc\nt f a political campaign     
unless ! own] or us] ( ! acc\nt took    
action to apply su* a label4  7#b7      
,effective date ,! prohibition "u       
subsection 7#a7 %all take effect on !   
date t is #c mon?s aft] ! date (        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7b7 ,qu>t]ly      
transp>5cy report  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,beg9n+
 ) ! fir/ ye> t beg9s on or aft] ! date 
t is #abj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( 
?is ,act1 ea* op]ator ( an email s]vice 
%all be requir$ to make publicly        
available1 on a qu>t]ly basis1 a        
transp>5cy report t meets ! requirem5ts 
( ?is subsection4  7#b7 ,cont5t ( report
 ,ea* qu>t]ly report by an op]ator ( an 
email s]vice requir$ "u ?is subsection  
%all include ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,! total    
numb] ( in/ances dur+ ! previ\s qu>t] 9 

:i* emails f political campaigns 7      
flagg$ z spam4  7,b7 ,! numb] ( in/ances
 dur+ ! previ\s qu>t] 9 :i* emails f    
political campaigns 7 flagg$ z spam by a
 filt]+ algori?m )\t direction f ! email
 acc\nt own] or us]4  7,c7 ,! total     
numb] ( in/ances dur+ ! previ\s qu>t] :5
 emails f political campaigns ( c&idates
 belong+ to ! ,republican ,p>ty 7 flagg$
 z spam4  7,d7 ,! p]c5tage ( emails dur+
 ! previ\s qu>t] ( ! ye> flagg$ z spam f
 political campaigns ( c&idates belong+ 
to ! ,republican ,p>ty4  7,e7 ,! numb] (
 in/ances dur+ ! previ\s qu>t] 9 :i*    
emails f political campaigns ( c&idates 
belong+ to ! ,republican ,p>ty 7 flagg$ 
z spam by a filt]+ algori?m )\t         
direction f ! email acc\nt own] or us]4 
7,f7 ,! p]c5tage ( emails dur+ ! previ\s
 qu>t] ( ! ye> flagg$ z spam by a filt]+
 algori?m )\t direction f ! email acc\nt
 own] or us] = emails f political       
campaigns ( c&idates belong+ to !       
,republican ,p>ty4  7,g7 ,! total numb] 
( in/ances dur+ ! previ\s qu>t] :5      

emails f political campaigns ( c&idates 
belong+ to ! ,democratic ,p>ty 7 flagg$ 
z spam4  7,h7 ,! p]c5tage ( emails dur+ 
! previ\s qu>t] ( ! ye> flagg$ z spam f 
political campaigns ( c&idates belong+  
to ! ,democratic ,p>ty4  7,i7 ,! numb] (
 in/ances dur+ ! previ\s qu>t] 9 :i*    
emails f political campaigns ( c&idates 
belong+ to ! ,democratic ,p>ty 7 flagg$ 
z spam by a filt]+ algori?m )\t         
direction f ! email acc\nt own] or us]4 
7,j7 ,! p]c5tage ( emails dur+ ! previ\s
 qu>t] ( ! ye> flagg$ z spam by a filt]+
 algori?m )\t direction f ! email acc\nt
 own] or us] = emails f political       
campaigns ( c&idates belong+ to !       
,democratic ,p>ty4  7,k7 ,a descriptive 
summ>y ( ! k9ds ( tools1 practices1     
actions1 & te*niques us$ by an op]ator (
 an email s]vice dur+ ! previ\s qu>t] 9 
det]m9+ :i* emails f political campaigns
 to flag z spam4  7#c7 ,publication &   
=mat ,! op]ator ( an email s]vice %all  
publi% ea* qu>t]ly report requir$ "u ?is
 subsection ) an op5 lic5se1 9 a        

ma*9e-readable & op5 =mat1 & 9 a        
location t is easily accessible to      
consum]s4  7c7 ,disclosure = political  
campaigns  7#a7 ,9 ,g5]al ,beg9n+ #c    
mon?s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is    
,act1 ea* op]ator ( an email s]vice %all
 be requir$ to disclose to a political  
campaign1 ^u ! reque/ ( ! campaign &    
subject to p>agraph 7#c71 a report t    
includes any ( ! in=mation describ$ 9   
p>agraph 7#b7 t is reque/$ by !         
campaign4  7#b7 ,cont5t ( ! disclosure  
,! in=mation describ$ 9 ?is p>agraph is 
! foll[+3 7,a7 ,! numb] ( in/ances dur+ 
! previ\s qu>t] :5 emails f ! political 
campaign reque/+ ! in=mation 7 flagg$ z 
spam4  7,b7 ,! p]c5tage ( emails s5t f !
 political campaign reque/+ ! in=mation 
t 7 flagg$ z spam dur+ ! previ\s qu>t]4 
7,c7 ,! numb] ( in/ances dur+ ! previ\s 
cal5d> qu>t] :5 emails f ! political    
campaign reque/+ ! in=mation 7 flagg$ z 
spam by a filt]+ algori?m4  7,d7 ,!     
total numb] ( emails s5t f ! political  
campaign reque/+ ! in=mation t rea*$ !  

int5d$ recipi5t's prim>y inbox4  7,e7 ,!
 p]c5tage ( emails s5t f ! political    
campaign reque/+ ! in=mation t rea*$ !  
int5d$ recipi5t's prim>y inbox4  7,f7 ,a
 descriptive summ>y z to :y an email f !
 political campaign reque/+ ! in=mation 
did n rea* ! int5d$ recipi5t's prim>y   
inbox4  7#c7 ,frequ5cy ( reque/s ,a     
political campaign may n reque/ t an    
op]ator ( an email s]vice provide a     
report conta9+ any ( ! in=mation        
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b7 m ?an--  7,a7  
once p] week dur+ election ye>s2  7,b7  
twice p] mon? dur+ non-election ye>s2 & 
7,c7 once a week 9 ! #ab mon?s prec$+ ! 
date ( a special election 9 :i* a       
c&idate associat$ ) ! political campaign
 is seek+ election4  7#d7 ,be/ practices
 ,an op]ator ( an email s]vice %all     
provide to a political campaign1 ^u     
reque/1 be/ practices on /eps !         
political campaign %\ld take to increase
 ! numb] ( emails f ! political campaign
 t rea* ! int5d$ recipi5t's prim>y      
inbox4  7#e7 ,deadl9e = provid+         

disclosure to political campaigns ,an   
op]ator ( an email s]vice t receives a  
reque/ f a political campaign = a       
disclosure report describ$ 9 p>agraph   
7#a7 or be/ practices describ$ 9        
p>agraph 7#d7 %all provide su* report or
 be/ practices to ! political campaign n
 lat] ?an #d days aft] ! op]ator        
receives ! reque/4  7d7 ,en=cem5t by !  
,f$]al ,trade ,commission  7#a7 ,unfair 
or deceptive acts or practices ,a       
violation ( subsection 7a71 7b71 or 7c7 
%all be treat$ z a violation ( a rule   
def9+ an unfair or a deceptive act or   
practice "u section #ah7;a77#a77;,b7 ( !
 ,f$]al ,trade ,commission ,act 7#ae    
,u4,s4,c4 #eg;a7a77#a77;,b774  7#b7     
,p[]s ( ,commission  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,!   
,f$]al ,trade ,commission %all en=ce ?is
 section 9 ! same mann]1 by ! same      
means1 & ) ! same jurisdiction1 p[]s1 & 
duties z ?\gh all applicable t]ms &     
provisions ( ! ,f$]al ,trade ,commission
 ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #da et seq47 7     
incorporat$ into & made a "p ( ?is      

section4  7,b7 ,privileges & immunities 
,any p]son :o violates subsection 7a7   
%all be subject to ! p5alties & entitl$ 
to ! privileges & immunities provid$ 9 !
 ,f$]al ,trade ,commission ,act 7#ae    
,u4,s4,c4 #da et seq474  7,c7 ,au?ority 
pres]v$ ,no?+ 9 ?is section %all be     
con/ru$ to limit ! au?ority ( ! ,f$]al  
,trade ,commission "u any o!r provision 
( law4  #c4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3    
7#a7 ,filt]+ algori?m ,! t]m filt]+     
algori?m means a computational process1 
includ+ "o d]iv$ f algori?mic decision  
mak+1 ma*9e le>n+1 /ati/ical analysis1  
or o!r data process+ or artificial      
intellig5ce te*niques1 us$ by an email  
s]vice to id5tify & filt] emails s5t to 
an email acc\nt4  7#b7 ,op]ator  7,a7 ,9
 g5]al ,! t]m op]ator means any p]son :o
 op]ates an email s]vice & includes any 
p]son t :olly owns a subsidi>y entity t 
op]ates an email s]vice4  7,b7          
,exclusions ,su* t]m %all n include any 
p]son :o op]ates an email s]vice if su* 
s]vice is :olly own$1 controll$1 &      

op]at$ by a p]son t-- 7i7 = ! mo/ rec5t 
#f-mon? p]iod1 did n employ m ?an #ejj  
employees2 &  7ii7 = ! mo/ rec5t        
#ab-mon? p]iod1 av]ag$ less ?an         
#e1jjj1jjj1jjj 9 annual gross receipts4 
7#c7 ,political campaign ,! t]m         
political campaign includes--  7,a7 an  
individual :o is a c&idate 7z su* t]m is
 def9$ 9 section #cja7b7 ( ! ,f$]al     
,election ,campaign ,act ( #aiga 7#eb   
,u4,s4,c4 #cjaja7b772  7,b7 an au?oriz$ 
committee 7z su* t]m is def9$ 9 section 
#cja7f7 ( su* ,act72  7,c7 a connect$   
organization 7z su* t]m is def9$ 9      
section #cja7g7 ( su* ,act72  7,d7 a    
national committee 7z su* t]m is def9$ 9
 section #cja7ae7 ( su* ,act72  7,e7 a  
,/ate committee 7z su* t]m is def9$ 9   
section #cja7ae7 ( su* ,act72 &  7,f7 a 
jo9t fundrais+ committee t includes any 
entity describ$ 9 subp>agraphs 7,a7     
?r\gh 7,e74