Title: Of inquiry requesting the President to transmit to the House of Representatives certain documents relating to misinformation and the preservation of free speech.
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
This resolution requests from the President certain information and documents that concern regulating the content of multichannel video programming distributors (e.g., cable operators), broadcast stations, and video streaming services. The resolution also requests information or documents in which the President asks the Federal Communications Commission to take action to regulate Big Tech.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1264 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1264

    Of inquiry requesting the President to transmit to the House of 
 Representatives certain documents relating to misinformation and the 
                      preservation of free speech.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 26, 2022

  Mr. Carter of Georgia submitted the following resolution; which was 
            referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                               RESOLUTION


 
    Of inquiry requesting the President to transmit to the House of 
 Representatives certain documents relating to misinformation and the 
                      preservation of free speech.

    Resolved, That the President of the United States is requested to 
transmit to the House of Representatives, not later than 14 days after 
the date of adoption of this resolution, copies of any document, 
record, audio recording, memorandum, call log, correspondence 
(electronic or otherwise), or other communication in his possession, or 
any portion of any document, record, audio recording, memorandum, call 
log, correspondence (electronic or otherwise), or other communication, 
that refers or relates to the communication or coordination between the 
personnel of the Executive Office of the President and the personnel of 
the Federal Communications Commission with respect to the following:
            (1) Regulation of programming decisions by multichannel 
        video programming distributors relating to misinformation.
            (2) Regulation of programming decisions by broadcast 
        stations relating to misinformation.
            (3) Regulation of programming decisions by providers of 
        video streaming services and other over-the-top video 
        programming distributors.
            (4) Issuing any rule, regulation, policy, doctrine, 
        standard, or other requirement that has the purpose or effect 
        of reinstating or repromulgating (in whole or in part) the 
        requirement that broadcast stations present opposing viewpoints 
        on controversial issues of public importance, commonly referred 
        to as the ``Fairness Doctrine'', as repealed in General 
        Fairness Doctrine Obligations of Broadcast Licensees, 50 Fed. 
        Reg. 35418 (1985).
            (5) Requesting that action be taken by the Federal 
        Communications Commission related to the regulation of Big 
        Tech.
            (6) Any discussion of preservation of the First Amendment 
        to the Constitution.
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