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H.R.5673 / 106th Congress

Responsible Monitoring Act of 2000

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Official summary

Version 00 · Introduced in House · Dec 15, 2000

Responsible Monitoring Act of 2000 - Amends Federal criminal code provisions regarding fraud and related activity in connection with computers to shield from liability under Federal or State law an interactive computer service provider that primarily hosts the sale or offering for sale of goods and services by third parties, for taking in good faith any action to detect, remove, or disable access to any goods or services the sale or offering for sale of which the provider believes in good faith to be illegal. Requires such provider to remove or restrict access to goods or services it identifies as illegal.

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Rep. Cannon, Chris [R-UT-3] · R–UT

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  • Judiciary Committee
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    1. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

    2. Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2233)

    3. Introduced in House

    4. Introduced in House

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