US Congress House Bill 8395 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Introduced on September 24 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-09-24 - Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Pending: House Science, Space, And Technology Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requires the National Science Foundation to contract with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to study disinformation and misinformation about COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) on the internet and social media platforms.

COVID–19 Disinformation Research and Reporting Act of 2020

Rep. Jennifer Wexton [D-VA]	Rep. Don Beyer [D-VA]	Rep. Sean Casten [D-IL]	Rep. Bill Foster [D-IL]
Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-09-24	House	Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
2020-09-24	House	Introduced in House

SB4732 (Same As) 2020-09-24 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5874-5875)
HB925 (Related) 2020-10-01 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
HB6800 (Related) 2020-07-23 - Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.
HB8406 (Related) 2020-09-29 - Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
SB4800 (Related) 2020-11-09 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 581.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8395/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr8395/BILLS-116hr8395ih.pdf