Clean Slate for Kids Online Act of 2019
Latest action · Mar 13, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text: CR S1849-1850)
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 13, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Clean Slate for Kids Online Act of 2019
This bill requires the operator of any website or online service directed to children to
- provide notice on the website about how an individual over age 13, or the guardian of an individual over age 13, can request the deletion of all personal information in the operator's possession collected when the individual was a child;
- promptly delete, upon request, all such personal information; and
- provide written confirmation of such deletion.
The bill allows a limited exception to the deletion requirement if the personal information collected from or about a child is necessary to respond to judicial process or to provide information to law enforcement agencies.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 13, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Mar 13, 2019 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Mar 13, 2019 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | Mar 13, 2019 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Mar 13, 2019 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Mar 13, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 13, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Mar 13, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text: CR S1849-1850)
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Text printed S1849 | Richard J. Durbin D-IL (text) | Mar 13, 2019 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1423 | Clean Slate for Kids Online Act of 2021 | Reintroduced Bill | Apr 28, 2021 |
| S 2965 | Clean Slate for Kids Online Act of 2018 | Reintroduction of | May 24, 2018 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to give Americans the option to delete personal information collected by internet operators as a result of the person's internet activity prior to age 13.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Clean Slate for Kids Online Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 13, 2019Introduced in Senate
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