ELON Act
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Feb 8, 2023)
Exposing Lewd Outlays for social Networking companies Act or the ELON Act
This bill requires a report on Department of Justice (DOJ) payments to certain companies (i.e., Twitter, Meta, Google, Microsoft, and Apple) and imposes a one-year moratorium on payments to these companies.
Specifically, the bill requires the Government Accountability Office to submit a report to specified congressional committees on all payments made by DOJ to these companies since January 1, 2015.
Additionally, the bill imposes a one-year moratorium on DOJ that temporarily prohibits the use of federal funds to make payments to these companies, unless such funds are lawfully owed to any such company.
What just happenedFeb 8, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseFeb 8, 2023
- Feb 8, 2023IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Judiciary Committee - Feb 8, 2023IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Feb 8, 2023IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House