[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4910 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4910
To amend section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934 to provide that
such section has no effect on certain laws relating to controlled
substances and drugs, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 26, 2023
Mr. Guthrie introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce
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A BILL
To amend section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934 to provide that
such section has no effect on certain laws relating to controlled
substances and drugs, 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 ``Deplatform Drug Dealers Act''.
SEC. 2. NO EFFECT ON CERTAIN LAWS RELATING TO CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES AND
DRUGS.
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 certain laws relating to controlled
substances and drugs.--In addition to the exception provided by
paragraph (1) for Federal criminal statutes, nothing in this
section (other than subsection (c)(2)(A)) shall be construed to
impair or limit any action for civil penalties, damages, or
equitable relief based on advertising or offering to sell,
deliver, distribute, dispense, or introduce into interstate
commerce a controlled substance (as defined in section 102 of
the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802)) or drug (as
defined in section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act (21 U.S.C. 321)) in violation of--
``(A) section 401(h) or 403(c)(2) of the Controlled
Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 841(h); 843(c)(2)); or
``(B) section 301(a), 301(d), or 505(a) of the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 331(a);
331(d); 355(a)).''.
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