S. 4749
Introduced in Senate · June 23, 2026June 11, 2026
Mr. Cruz (for himself and Mr. Wyden) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
A BILL
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to create a Federal cause of action to address jawboning, and for other purposes.
Federal cause of action for jawboning
Establishment of standards and guidelines for logging covered communications with broadcasters, providers interactive computer services, and providers of artificial intelligence systems
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. Short title.
This Act may be cited as the “Justice Against Weaponized Bureaucratic Overreach to Networked Expression Act” or the “JAWBONE Act”.