H.R. 4232: PLAN Act
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H.R. 4232: PLAN Act
116th Congress · introduced 2019-09-06 · Science, Technology, Communications · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2019-09-06 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
PLAN Act
Plain summary
Protecting Local Authority and Neighborhoods Act or the PLAN Act This bill addresses the current protection from liability enjoyed by interactive computer services (e.g., social media companies) for content posted on their sites by third parties. Specifically, it provides that this protection does not extend to certain claims that a service knowingly facilitated illegal leases or rentals of real property.
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] · 12 cosponsors
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Ralph Norman (R-SC), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Neal P. Dunn (R-FL), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Tom Cole (R-OK), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Bill Foster (D-IL), Ami Bera (D-CA)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] reported raising $1.3 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr4232.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>
Record fed-us-cong116-hr4232 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116