American Innovation and Choice Online Act
Sen. Grassley and Sen. Klobuchar Introduce the American Innovation and Choice Online Act to Curb Big Tech Power
This bill is currently in the early stages of the legislative process after being sent to the Senate Judiciary Committee for review. It is considered active, but no future hearings or votes have been scheduled yet. There is no companion bill currently associated with this legislation.
Legislative Progress
The bill has strong support from both parties and high-profile leaders, but it faces intense opposition and heavy spending from the tech industry.
Key Points
Impact Analysis
Personal Impact
Life & Work
Gig workers who rely on major platforms for their livelihood would benefit from rules preventing platforms from discriminating against them or retaliating when they raise legal concerns. The bill's data portability provisions could also make it easier for gig workers to move their reputation and ratings data to competing platforms, reducing their dependence on any single company.
“restrict or impede a business user from accessing data generated on the systemically important platform by the activities of the business user, or through an interaction of a user with the products or services of the business user, such as by establishing contractual or technical restrictions that prevent the portability by the business user to other systems or applications of the data of the business user”
Activities
Milestones
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Introduced in Senate
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
Votes
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Source Information
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
American Innovation and Choice Online Act
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