Title: PLAN Act
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

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.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4232 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4232

   To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure the ability to 
  enforce State and local law relating to leasing and renting of real 
                   property, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 6, 2019

    Mr. Case (for himself and Mr. King of New York) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                                Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure the ability to 
  enforce State and local law relating to leasing and renting of real 
                   property, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Local Authority and 
Neighborhoods Act'' or the ``PLAN Act''.

SEC. 2. ENSURING ABILITY TO ENFORCE STATE AND LOCAL LAW RELATING TO 
              LEASING AND RENTING OF REAL PROPERTY.

    (a) No Effect of Communications Law on Claims Regarding Lease or 
Rental of Real Property.--Section 230(c) of the Communications Act of 
1934 (47 U.S.C. 230(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) No effect on claims regarding lease or rental of real 
        property.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any claim in a 
        civil action under State law asserted after the date of the 
        enactment of this paragraph against a provider of an 
        interactive computer service if--
                    ``(A) the claimant alleges such provider 
                facilitated the lease or rental of real property in a 
                circumstance in which a law or contractual agreement 
                restricts such lease or rental;
                    ``(B) the claimant provides written notice of the 
                alleged violation to such provider; and
                    ``(C) such provider fails to cure the alleged 
                violation within 30 days after the date on which such 
                provider receives such notice.''.
    (b) No Effect of Communications Law on Real Property Leasing or 
Rental Requirements and Protection of Property Rights.--Section 230(e) 
of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 230(e)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
            ``(6) No effect on real property leasing or rental 
        requirements and protection of property rights.--Nothing in 
        this section (other than subsection (c)(2)(A)) shall be 
        construed to prevent any State or unit of local government from 
        enforcing a law that restricts any provider of an interactive 
        computer service from facilitating the lease or rental of real 
        property.''.
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