Bills in both chambers propose ending Section 230’s liability protections; neither advances past committee referral.

The bills

Two sunset bills were introduced in December 2025. On December 16, Rep. Harriet Hageman introduced H.R. 6746, the Sunset To Reform Section 230 Act, which would add to Section 230 a subsection providing that the section “shall have no force or effect after December 31, 2026.” It was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

On December 17, Sen. Lindsey Graham introduced S. 3546, the Sunset Section 230 Act, with nine cosponsors from both parties — Sens. Durbin, Grassley, Whitehouse, Hawley, Klobuchar, Blackburn, Blumenthal, Moody and Welch. Unlike the House bill, S. 3546 repeals Section 230 on a rolling schedule: the repeal takes effect two years after the date of enactment. It was referred to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Status

Neither bill advanced beyond committee referral. The Senate Commerce Committee held a hearing on Section 230 on March 18, 2026, marking the statute’s thirtieth year, but did not mark up S. 3546. As of August 2026, neither chamber had voted on either measure.

Sources

  1. 01.

    U.S. Congress. S. 3546, Sunset Section 230 Act, 119th Congress. (2025). Introduced 17 December 2025 by Sen. Lindsey Graham with nine bipartisan cosponsors; referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. As of August 2026 the bill had received no markup or floor vote.

  2. 02.

    U.S. Government Publishing Office. S. 3546 (Introduced in Senate), bill text. (2025). Source for the repeal taking effect 'on the date that is 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act.'

  3. 03.

    U.S. Congress. H.R. 6746, Sunset To Reform Section 230 Act, 119th Congress. (2025). Introduced 16 December 2025 by Rep. Harriet Hageman; referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. Its text provides that Section 230 'shall have no force or effect after December 31, 2026.'

  4. 04.

    U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Liability or Deniability? Platform Power as Section 230 Turns 30. (2026). Committee announcement of the 18 March 2026 full-committee hearing on Section 230. A hearing, not a markup of S. 3546.

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