,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dhei  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #cj1 #bjbd,mr4   
,paul introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit ,f$]al        
employees & contractors f direct+ onl9e 
plat=ms to c5sor any spee* t is protect$
 by ! ,fir/ ,am5dm5t to ! ,con/itution (
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4
 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,/&+ to ,*all5ge ,gov]nm5t ,c5sor%ip    
,act4  #b4 ,employee prohibitions  7a7  
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,cov]$ 
in=mation ,! t]m cov]$ in=mation means  
in=mation relat+ to-- 7,a7 a phone call2
  7,b7 any type ( digital communication1
 includ+ a po/ on a cov]$ plat=m1 an    
e-mail1 a text1 & a direct message2     
7,c7 a photo2  7,d7 %opp+ & comm]ce     
hi/ory2  7,e7 location data1 includ+ a  
driv+ r\te & ride hail+ in=mation2  7,f7
 an ,,ip address2  7,g7 metadata2  7,h7 
se>* hi/ory2  7,i7 ! "n1 age1 or        

demographic in=mation ( a us] ( a cov]$ 
plat=m2 &  7,j7 a cal5d> item4  7#b7    
,cov]$ plat=m ,! t]m cov]$ plat=m       
means-- 7,a7 an int]active comput]      
s]vice1 z t t]m is def9$ 9 section      
#bcj7;f7 ( ! ,communications ,act (     
#aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bcj7;f772 &  7,b7 
any plat=m ?r\gh :i* a m$ia organization
 dissem9ates in=mation1 )\t reg>d to    
:e!r ! organization dissem9ates t       
in=mation-- 7i7 ?r\gh broadca/ or pr9t2 
7ii7 onl9e2 or  7iii7 ?r\gh any o!r     
*annel4  7#c7 ,employee  7,a7 ,9 g5]al  
,! t]m employee-- 7i7 means an employee 
( an ,executive ag5cy2 &  7ii7          
includes-- 7,i7 an individual1 o!r ?an  
an employee ( an ,executive ag5cy1 work+
 "u a contract ) an ,executive ag5cy2 & 
7,,ii7 ! ,presid5t & ! ,vice ,presid5t4 
7,b7 ,rule ( con/ruction ,) respect to  
an individual describ$ 9 subp>agraph    
7,a77ii77,i71 solely = ! purposes ( ?is 
,act1 ! ,executive ag5cy t has ent]$    
into ! contract "u :i* ! employee is    
work+ %all be con/ru$ to be ! ,executive

 ag5cy employ+ ! employee4  7#d7        
,executive ag5cy ,! t]m ,executive      
ag5cy-- 7,a7 has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9   
section #aje ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates  
,code2 &  7,b7 includes ! ,executive    
,(fice ( ! ,presid5t4  7#e7 ,provid] ,! 
t]m provid] means a provid] ( a cov]$   
plat=m4  7b7 ,prohibitions  7#a7 ,9     
g5]al ,an employee act+ "u (ficial      
au?ority or influ5ce may n-- 7,a7 use   
any =m ( communication 7)\t reg>d to    
:e!r ! communication is visible to      
memb]s ( ! public7 to direct1 co]ce1    
compel1 or enc\rage a provid] to take1  
sugge/ or imply t a provid] %\ld take1  
or reque/ t a provid] take any action to
 c5sor spee* t is protect$ by !         
,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 includ+ 
by-- 7i7 remov+ t spee* f ! applicable  
cov]$ plat=m2  7ii7 suppress+ t spee* on
 ! applicable cov]$ plat=m2  7iii7      
remov+ or susp5d+ a p>ticul> us] 7or a  
class ( us]s7 f ! applicable cov]$      
plat=m or o!rwise limit+ ! access ( a   
p>ticul> us] 7or a class ( us]s7 to !   

cov]$ plat=m2  7iv7 label+ t spee* z    
dis9=mation1 mis9=mation1 or false1 or  
by mak+ any simil> *>act]ization )      
respect to ! spee*2 or  7v7 o!rwise     
block+1 bann+1 delet+1 deprioritiz+1    
demonetiz+1 deboo/+1 limit+ ! rea* (1 or
 re/rict+ access to ! spee*2  7,b7      
direct or enc\rage a provid] to %>e ) an
 ,executive ag5cy cov]$ in=mation       
conta9+ data or in=mation reg>d+ a      
p>ticul> topic1 or a us] or gr\p ( us]s 
on ! applicable cov]$ plat=m1 includ+   
any cov]$ in=mation %>$ or /or$ by us]s 
on ! cov]$ plat=m2  7,c7 "w1 directly or
 indirectly1 ) any private or public    
entity or p]son to take an action t is  
prohibit$ "u subp>agraph 7,a7 or 7,b72  
or  7,d7 on behalf ( ! ,executive ag5cy 
employ+ ! employee-- 7i7 ent] into a    
p>tn]%ip ) a provid] to monitor any     
cont5t dissem9at$ on ! applicable cov]$ 
plat=m2 or  7ii7 solicit1 accept1 or    
ent] into a contract or o!r agreem5t    
7includ+ a no-co/ agreem5t7 = free      
adv]tis+ or ano!r promotion on a cov]$  

plat=m4  7#b7 ,exception ,not)/&+       
subp>agraph 7,b7 ( p>agraph 7#a71 !     
prohibition "u t subp>agraph %all n     
apply ) respect to an action by an      
,executive ag5cy or employee pursuant to
 a w>rant t is issu$ by any c\rt (      
compet5t jurisdiction1 includ+ a c\rt ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates ( compet5t jurisdiction 
9 accordance ) ! proc$ures describ$ 9   
rule #da ( ! ,f$]al ,rules ( ,crim9al   
,proc$ure4  7c7 ,private "r ( action    
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,a p]son1 ! acc\nt1       
cont5t1 spee*1 or o!r in=mation ( :i*   
has be5 affect$ 9 violation ( ?is       
section1 may br+ a civil action 9 an    
appropriate di/rict c\rt ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates 7& a ,/ate gov]nm5t1 ! ,gov]nm5t 
( ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1 or ! gov]nm5t 
( a t]ritory ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates may br+ a
 civil action 9 an appropriate di/rict  
c\rt ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates on behalf ( su* a
 p]son1 if t p]son is subject to !      
jurisdiction ( ! applicable gov]nm5t7 = 
reasonable attorneys' fees1 injunctive  
relief1 & actual damages aga9/-- 7,a7 ! 

applicable ,executive ag5cy2 &  7,b7 !  
employee ( ! applicable ,executive ag5cy
 :o committ$ ! violation4  7#b7         
,presumption ( liability ,9 a civil     
action br\ght "u p>agraph 7#a71 !re %all
 be a rebuttable presumption aga9/ !    
applicable ,executive ag5cy or employee 
if ! p]son br++ ! action1 or ! gov]nm5t 
br++ ! action on behalf ( a p]son1      
demon/rates t ! applicable employee     
communicat$ ) a provid] on a matt]      
relat+ to-- 7,a7 cov]$ in=mation )      
respect to t p]son2 or  7,b7 a /atem5t  
made by t p]son on ! applicable cov]$   
plat=m4  7#c7 ,applicability ,a p]son or
 gov]nm5t describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 may  
br+ a civil action "u ?is subsection )  
respect to any violation ( ?is section  
committ$ be=e1 on1 or aft] ! date (     
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4