Exposing Lewd Outlays for social Networking companies Act

1/18/2024, 6:09 AM

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.

Congress
118

Number
HR - 870

Introduced on
2023-02-08

# Amendments
0

Sponsors
+5

Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

2/8/2023

Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

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.

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedTo submit to Congress a report on payments made by the Department of Justice to certain companies, and for other purposes.

Policy Areas
Crime and Law Enforcement

Comments

Recent Activity

Latest Summary6/26/2023

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...


Latest Action2/8/2023
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.