Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act
Latest action · Dec 11, 2025 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by the Yeas and Nays: 14 - 10.
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.
- IntroducedNov 25, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Nov 25, 2025.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Laurel M. Lee | Original | Nov 25, 2025 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Nov 25, 2025 |
| Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee | Referred Nov 25, 2025Markup Dec 11, 2025Reported Dec 11, 2025 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 11, 2025Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Dec 11, 2025Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by the Yeas and Nays: 14 - 10.
- Nov 25, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
- Nov 25, 2025Introduced in House
- Nov 25, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H4901 | — | Nov 25, 2025 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 198, November 25, 2025, page H4902.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R47884 | Identifying Minors Online | Report | Jul 28, 2026 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to strengthen protections relating to the online collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and teens, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Child safety and welfare
- Civil actions and liability
- Commerce
- Computer security and identity theft
- Computers and information technology
- Consumer affairs
- Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Marketing and advertising
- Right of privacy
- State and local government operations
- Telephone and wireless communication
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 25, 2025Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
