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HB10775: Bots Research Act

: Mark DeSaulnier (D-US) : Oct 11, 2026 Updated: Oct 9, 2026
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  1. 1Introduced (current step)
  2. 2Passed One Chamber
  3. 3Passed Both Chambers
  4. 4Became Law

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Summary

To direct the Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission to establish a task force for the purpose of studying the effects of automated accounts on social media, public discourse, and elections.

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This bill directs the Federal Trade Commission's chairman to create a task force to study how automated accounts, known as bots, affect social media platforms, public conversation, and elections. Bots are computer programs that automatically post and interact on social media without human control. The task force would research these effects and report findings. The bill is currently in the introductory stage and has not yet been assigned to a for consideration.

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