S. 3466 · 117th Congress
SCRIPT Act
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Stopping Censorship, Restoring Integrity, and Protecting Talkies Act or the SCRIPT Act
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Jan 10, 2022
Stopping Censorship, Restoring Integrity, and Protecting Talkies Act or the SCRIPT Act
This bill prohibits federal support for a U.S. company that alters political content in its motion pictures (e.g., movies and television shows) in response to or in anticipation of a request from China's government.
Under this bill, political content is content relating to issues considered sensitive by the Chinese Communist Party or China's government, such as Taiwan or the Tiananmen Square massacre.
To be eligible to receive federal support (e.g., a contract for production or access to a federally controlled asset) for a motion picture, a U.S. company must provide to the Department of State a list of motion pictures it has submitted to China's government for approval for dissemination during the reporting period (the previous 10 years or since this bill was enacted, whichever period is shorter). The U.S. company must also agree in writing to not (1) alter political content in its motion picture in response to or in anticipation of a request from China's government, or (2) coproduce the motion picture with an entity located in China that is subject to political content restrictions from China's government.
A U.S. company that has taken such actions during the reporting period shall be prohibited from receiving federal support.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: SCRIPT Act
Also known as: Stopping Censorship, Restoring Integrity, and Protecting Talkies Act
Latest action (Jan 18, 2022): Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 246.
Policy area: International Affairs · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jan 10, 2022
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.