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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HR 637          </title>
<shortdesc>TECH COMPANIES-FREE SPEECH</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. David A. Welter</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/10/2023</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
<synopsistitle></synopsistitle>
<SynopsisText>     Urges President Joseph Biden and the United States Congress to enact measures to discourage further restraints on speech by tech companies, such as amendments to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996, regulation of digital platforms as common carriers, or legislative limits on tech companies' ability to restrict free speech activity on their platforms.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>1/27/2022</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. David A. Welter</action>
<statusdate>2/15/2022</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/1/2022</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Executive Committee</action>
<statusdate>5/9/2022</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/10/2023</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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