January 9, 2025
Mr. Schmitt introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
To amend title 5, United States Code, to instruct Inspectors General to report to Congress on social media communications.
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 Transparency in Bureaucratic Communications Act
.
Sec. 2. Inspector General Act of 1978
Section 405(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (21)(B), by striking and
at the end;
(2)
in paragraph (22)(B), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and
; and
(3)
by adding at the end the following:
(23)
a detailed description of the contents and particular circumstances of any communication, or attempted communication, between the establishment and any internet computer service, information content provider, or access software provider (as defined under section 230(f) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 230(f)), including—
(A)
communications regarding content moderation (as described under section 230(c)(2) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 230(c)(2));
(B)
user content, including posts, photos, and videos; and
(C)
any other communications relating to the internet computer service, information content provider, or access software provider’s data inputs, algorithms, modeling and simulation processes, analysis tools, or any related tool.