H.R. 8160 · 117th Congress · 2021–2022
Political BIAS Emails Act of 2022
H.R. 8160 in the 117th Congress (2021–2022) was introduced on Jun 21, 2022, sponsored by Debbie Lesko with 36 co-sponsors.
During the 117th Congress (2021–2022), Joe Biden was president, and Democrats held the House majority and Republicans the Senate majority.
- Status
- Introduced
- Introduced
- Jun 21, 2022
- Co-sponsors
- 36
- Policy area
- Commerce
What it does
Political Bias In Algorithm Sorting Emails Act of 2022 or the Political BIAS Emails Act of 2022 This bill makes it unlawful for commercial email service providers to use a filtering algorithm to apply a label to an email sent to an email account from a political campaign unless the owner or user of the account took action to apply such label.
Summary by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service.
Sponsor
Debbie Lesko (R-AZ). Co-sponsors: 36 Republicans.
Where it stands
- IntroducedJun 21, 2022
- Passed the House—
- Passed the Senate—
- Sent to the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (Jun 21, 2022)
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Committees
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From GovInfo bill records, Congressional Research Service summaries, Voteview roll calls and lobbying reports.
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