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H.R. 6796: Digital Services Oversight and Safety Act of 2022

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H.R. 6796: Digital Services Oversight and Safety Act of 2022

117th Congress · introduced 2022-02-18 · Commerce · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2022-02-18 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Digital Services Oversight and Safety Act of 2022

Plain summary

Digital Services Oversight and Safety Act of 2022 This bill establishes the Bureau of Digital Services Oversight and Safety within the Federal Trade Commission to provide oversight for content moderation by online platforms (e.g., social media companies). Content moderation includes actions taken by a platform to detect and address user content that is illegal or incompatible with the platform's community standards. Specifically, the commission and the bureau may conduct investigative studies concerning the dissemination of illegal content or goods through the platforms, discrimination of individuals by the platforms, and the risk of harm caused by the malfunction or intentional manipulation of the platforms. The bill also provides whistleblower protections for individuals who assist with federal investigations related to such platforms. Further, platforms must include in their community standards the policies and procedures for content moderation, and they must publish transparency reports about the platform's content moderation. Additionally, platforms with at least 10 million average monthly users must provide a complaint-handling system that allows users to appeal content moderation actions by the platform. Platforms with at least 66 million average monthly users must conduct risk assessments and report on the measures taken to minimize the risk of the potential widespread dissemination of illegal content or content that violates the platform's community standards. The bill also provides for the regulation of automated content recommendations to users of these large platforms. The bill provides for enforcement by the commission. The bill also provides for various research activities related to online content moderation.

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Official text

Digital Services Oversight and Safety Act of 2022

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] · 4 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Sean Casten (D-IL), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Seth Moulton (D-MA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] reported raising $1.9 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Rulemaking
The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr6796 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117