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Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] · D–CA
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2026-09-10 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
The proposed Sunset Section 230 Act would repeal section 230 of the Communications Act two years after enactment. Its accompanying amendments would define “interactive computer service” as a service, system, or software provider that lets multiple users access a computer server, expressly including internet access and systems operated or services offered by libraries or educational institutions. It would also remove specified exceptions stating that deleting another person’s material consistently with section 230(c) does not count as selecting or altering content, redirect statutory references, and delete other provisions. The full practical effects on providers and users cannot be established from the supplied text because the existing section 230 and most provisions being amended are not reproduced.
This Act may be cited as the Sunset Section 230 Act.
Section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 230) is repealed.
in section 223(h) (47 U.S.C. 223(h)), by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following: (2) The term interactive computer service means any information service, system, or access software provider that provides or enables computer access by multiple users to a computer server, including specifically a service or system that provides access to the Internet and such systems operated or services offered by libraries or educational institutions.
(C) in section 2257(h)(2)(B)(v), by striking , except that deletion of a particular communication or material made by another person in a manner consistent with section 230(c) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 230(c)) shall not constitute such selection or alteration of the content of the communication;
(5) Controlled Substances Act Section 401(h)(3)(A)(iii)(II) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 841(h)(3)(A)(iii)(II)) is amended by striking , except that deletion of a particular communication or material made by another person in a manner consistent with section 230(c) of the Communications Act of 1934 shall not constitute such selection or alteration of the content of the communication.
Section 1401 of title 17, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (g).
Section 5362(6) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking section 230(f) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 230(f)) and inserting section 223 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 223).
The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date that is 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act.
Section 2 would repeal section 230 in its entirety. The repeal and accompanying amendments would take effect two years after enactment; the bill supplies no fixed calendar date.
(a) In general Section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 230) is repealed.
(c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date that is 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act.
The bill would replace paragraph 223(h)(2) with a definition of “interactive computer service”: an information service, system, or access software provider that provides or enables computer access by multiple users to a computer server. The definition expressly includes internet access and systems operated or services offered by libraries or educational institutions.
in section 223(h) (47 U.S.C. 223(h)), by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following: (2) The term interactive computer service means any information service, system, or access software provider that provides or enables computer access by multiple users to a computer server, including specifically a service or system that provides access to the Internet and such systems operated or services offered by libraries or educational institutions.
The bill would remove the words “or section 230” from Communications Act section 231(b)(4). It would also replace the Trademark Act’s definition of “Internet” with a definition describing the international computer network of federal and nonfederal interoperable packet switched data networks. The surrounding provisions are not supplied.
in section 231(b)(4) (47 U.S.C. 231(b)(4)), by striking or section 230.
is amended by striking the definition relating to the term Internet and inserting the following: The term Internet means the international computer network of both Federal and non-Federal interoperable packet switched data networks.
The bill would delete subsection (g) of 17 U.S.C. 1401. Because that subsection is not reproduced, the supplied text identifies the deletion but does not explain the rule it would remove.
(3) Title 17, United States Code Section 1401 of title 17, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (g).
In 18 U.S.C. 1462, 1465, and 2421A(a) and (b), the bill would replace references to definitions in section 230 with references to section 223 of the Communications Act. These changes would redirect readers to the section where the bill places its definition of interactive computer service.
(A) in section 1462, by striking (as defined in section 230(e)(2) of the Communications Act of 1934) each place the term appears and inserting (as defined in section 223 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 223)); (B) in section 1465, by striking (as defined in section 230(e)(2) of the Communications Act of 1934) and inserting (as defined in section 223 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 223));
(D) in section 2421A— (i) in subsection (a), by striking (as such term is defined in defined in section 230(f) the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 230(f))) and inserting (as that term is defined in section 223 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 223)); and (ii) in subsection (b), by striking (as such term is defined in defined in section 230(f) the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 230(f))) and inserting (as that term is defined in section 223 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 223)).
in section 223(h) (47 U.S.C. 223(h)), by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following: (2) The term interactive computer service means
The bill would remove exceptions in 18 U.S.C. 2257 and the Controlled Substances Act concerning deletion of another person’s communications or material. The deleted language says that deletion consistent with section 230(c) does not count as selection or alteration of content. The surrounding rules are not supplied, so the consequences of removing these exceptions remain uncertain.
(C) in section 2257(h)(2)(B)(v), by striking , except that deletion of a particular communication or material made by another person in a manner consistent with section 230(c) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 230(c)) shall not constitute such selection or alteration of the content of the communication;
(5) Controlled Substances Act Section 401(h)(3)(A)(iii)(II) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 841(h)(3)(A)(iii)(II)) is amended by striking , except that deletion of a particular communication or material made by another person in a manner consistent with section 230(c) of the Communications Act of 1934 shall not constitute such selection or alteration of the content of the communication.
The bill would also redirect references from section 230 to section 223 in the Webb-Kenyon Act, the Daniel Anderl Judicial Security and Privacy Act, and 31 U.S.C. 5362(6). The surrounding provisions are not reproduced, limiting what can be said about their practical effects.
(27 U.S.C. 122b(b)(1)), is amended by striking (as defined in section 230(f) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 230(f)) and inserting (as defined in section 223 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 223)).
Section 5933(7) of the Daniel Anderl Judicial Security and Privacy Act of 2022 (28 U.S.C. 601 note prec.; Public Law 117–263) is amended by striking section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 230) and inserting section 223 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 223).
Section 5362(6) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking section 230(f) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 230(f)) and inserting section 223 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 223).
The bill would delete subsection (c) of 28 U.S.C. 4102 and shorten subsection (e). It would replace a passage beginning “construed to” and ending “affect” with “construed to affect,” and replace the passage beginning “defamation; or” through the end with “defamation.” The omitted statutory text is needed to explain the substantive effect.
(7) Title 28, United States Code Section 4102 of title 28, United States Code, is amended— (A) by striking subsection (c); and (B) in subsection (e)— (i) by striking construed to and all that follows through affect and inserting construed to affect; and (ii) by striking defamation; or and all that follows and inserting defamation..
The bill would delete subsection (e) of section 157 of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act and relabel subsections (f) through (j) as (e) through (i). The deleted subsection is not supplied, so its substantive effect cannot be described from this bundle.
(10) National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act Section 157 of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 941) is amended— (A) by striking subsection (e); and (B) by redesignating subsections (f) through (j) as subsections (e) through (i), respectively.
The supplied official-actions snapshot, updated September 22, 2026, records introduction in the House and referral to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on September 10, 2026. This snapshot does not establish subsequent legislative action or enactment.
Source snapshot updated 2026-09-22T13:34:28Z. 2026-09-10: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. 2026-09-10: Introduced in House
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