S 1060 — AMERICA Act
Last action — Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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✓Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced March 13, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.
Odds of enactment
Low chanceBased on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a low chance of becoming law.
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Prognosis
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In Committee
Current position in the legislative process.
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8 sponsors
1 primary, 7 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (5 D · 3 R) — cross-party backing.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Summary
Advertising Middlemen Endangering Rigorous Internet Competition Accountability Act or the AMERICA ActThis bill limits certain large digital advertising companies from owning multiple types of advertising exchanges or brokerages and imposes certain duties with respect to the interests of the customers of such brokerages. Advertising exchanges and brokerages generally facilitate advertisers and publishers in buying and selling advertising inventory through an automated bidding process.Specifically, companies with more than $20 billion in annual digital advertising revenue are prohibited from owning more than one type of service within the digital advertising marketplace. For example, a company, such as Google, may not own a digital advertising exchange and provide software that assists publishers of online advertisements in selling advertising space on their websites.Additionally, companies with more than $5 billion in annual digital advertising revenue that provide brokerage services to buyers or sellers of digital advertisements must act in the best interest of their brokerage customers. The bill also establishes transparency and privacy requirements for such brokerages.The bill provides for enforcement of these requirements by the Department of Justice, state attorneys general, and private right of action.
Bill Text
- Introduced Introduced in Senate Current html March 13, 2025
Action History
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Introduced in Senate
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
- Mike Lee · Primary
- Amy Klobuchar · Cosponsor
- Eric Schmitt · Cosponsor
- Elizabeth Warren · Cosponsor
- Peter Welch · Cosponsor
- Cory A. Booker · Cosponsor
- Ted Cruz · Cosponsor
- Richard J. Durbin · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 7 co-sponsors · 539 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Lee, Mike Republican
Co-sponsors (7)
- Klobuchar, Amy Democratic
- Schmitt, Eric Republican
- Warren, Elizabeth Democratic
- Welch, Peter Democratic
- Booker, Cory A. Democratic
- Cruz, Ted Republican
- Durbin, Richard J. Democratic
Not signed on (539)
539 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 539 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does S 1060 do?
- Advertising Middlemen Endangering Rigorous Internet Competition Accountability Act or the AMERICA ActThis bill limits certain large digital advertising companies from owning multiple types of advertising exchanges or brokerages and imposes certain duties with respect to the interests of the customers of such brokerages. Advertising exchanges and brokerages generally facilitate advertisers and publishers in buying and selling advertising inventory through an automated bidding process.Specifically, companies with more than $20 billion in annual digital advertising revenue are prohibited from owning more than one type of service within the digital advertising marketplace. For example, a company, such as Google, may not own a digital advertising exchange and provide software that assists publishers of online advertisements in selling advertising space on their websites.Additionally, companies with more than $5 billion in annual digital advertising revenue that provide brokerage services to buyers or sellers of digital advertisements must act in the best interest of their brokerage customers. The bill also establishes transparency and privacy requirements for such brokerages.The bill provides for enforcement of these requirements by the Department of Justice, state attorneys general, and private right of action.
- Who sponsors S 1060?
- S 1060 is sponsored by Lee, Mike (Republican), Klobuchar, Amy (Democratic), Schmitt, Eric (Republican), Warren, Elizabeth (Democratic), Welch, Peter (Democratic), Booker, Cory A. (Democratic), Cruz, Ted (Republican), and Durbin, Richard J. (Democratic).
- What is the current status of S 1060?
- This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced March 13, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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