KIDS Act
Latest action · Jul 13, 2026 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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 3, 2026
- Passed HouseJun 29, 2026
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act or the KIDS Act
This bill requires specified online platforms to establish safeguards for minors. The safeguards include (1) limiting access to specified sexual material, (2) providing parental controls on social media and online video game platforms, and (3) requiring artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots to disclose certain information to users who are minors.
First, publicly available online platforms on which more than one-third of the content is considered sexual material harmful to minors under the bill must adopt technology to identify minors and prevent them from accessing such material.
Next, social media platforms must (1) implement default settings for minors that limit compulsive usage features and the ability of other users to communicate with minors, and (2) provide tools for parents to manage the privacy and account settings of a minor. Social media platforms may not allow ephemeral messaging features for minors.
The bill also requires online video game platforms to provide tools that allow parents to (1) limit communication between a minor and other users of the platform, and (2) restrict purchases by a minor on the platform.
Further, providers of AI chatbots must disclose to users who are minors (1) that the chatbot is an AI system and not a human, and (2) suicide and crisis intervention hotline information.
Finally, the bill requires specified studies and reports about the effects of social media platforms on minors and provides for enforcement of the bill's requirements by the Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 228 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed267–117 | Jun 29, 2026 |
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 23, 2026.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Jun 23, 2026 |
Committees 3
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 Mar 3, 2026 |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Mar 3, 2026 |
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Jul 13, 2026 |
Actions 10
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 13, 2026Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Jun 29, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 267 - 117 (Roll no. 228). (text: CR H4280-4292)
- Jun 29, 2026Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4280-4296)
- Jun 29, 2026Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4302)
- Jun 29, 2026Mr. Guthrie moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jun 29, 2026DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7757.
- Jun 29, 2026At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Jun 29, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Mar 3, 2026Introduced in House
- Mar 3, 2026Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
In the Congressional Record 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E672 | Betty McCollum D-MN | Jul 13, 2026 |
| House | Debate and remarks H4280–H4296Text printed H4280–H4292Recorded votes H4302enact | Brett Guthrie R-KY, Frank Pallone, Jr. D-NJ, Gus M. Bilirakis R-FL, Jennifer L. McClellan D-VA, Kathy Castor D-FL, Kim Schrier D-WA, Laurel M. Lee R-FL, Lori Trahan D-MA, Mariannette Miller-Meeks R-IA, Mary E. Miller R-IL | Jun 29, 2026 |
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. 172, no. 40, March 3, 2026, page H2369.
CRS reports 8
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
About this bill 1
Products that name it in their title: its number, its law number or one of its short titles.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| IF12730 | Kids Online Safety Act | Resource | Aug 24, 2026 |
Also cite it 7
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R49308 | First Amendment Challenges to Regulation of Social Media | Report | Aug 24, 2026 |
| IF13289 | The Universal Service Fund’s E-Rate Program: Overview and Current Regulatory Activity | Resource | Aug 17, 2026 |
| R49266 | Prediction Markets Legislation in the 119th Congress | Report | Aug 17, 2026 |
| R49189 | AI Chatbots as Companions: Overview, Uses, and Considerations for Congress | Report | Aug 14, 2026 |
| R47884 | Identifying Minors Online | Report | Jul 28, 2026 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 6289 | Promoting a Safe Internet for Minors Act | Related bill | Dec 11, 2025 |
| HR 6437 | Kids Internet Safety Partnership Act | Related bill | Dec 11, 2025 |
Titles 50
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To protect children and teens online, empower parents and strengthen families, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- KIDS Act
- Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- KIDS Act
- Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act
- Short Title(s) as Introduced for portions of this bill
- Safeguarding Adolescents From Exploitative BOTs Act
- SAFE BOTs Act
- Kids Online Safety Act
- Stop Profiling Youth and Kids Act
- SPY Kids Act
- Kids Internet Safety Partnership Act
- Safe Social Media Act
- No Fentanyl on Social Media Act
- Assessing Safety Tools for Parents and Minors Act
- Promoting a Safe Internet for Minors Act
- AI Warnings And Resources for Education Act
- AWARE Act
- Shielding Children’s Retinas from Egregious Exposure on the Net Act
- SCREEN Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House for portions of this bill
- SPY Kids Act
- AWARE Act
- AI Warnings And Resources for Education Act
- Promoting a Safe Internet for Minors Act
- Assessing Safety Tools for Parents and Minors Act
- No Fentanyl on Social Media Act
- Safe Social Media Act
- Kids Internet Safety Partnership Act
- Stop Profiling Youth and Kids Act
- Kids Online Safety Act
- SAFE BOTs Act
- Safeguarding Adolescents From Exploitative BOTs Act
- SCREEN Act
- Shielding Children’s Retinas from Egregious Exposure on the Net Act
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act
- KIDS Act
- Short Title(s) for portions of this bill from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- SCREEN Act
- Shielding Children’s Retinas from Egregious Exposure on the Net Act
- Safeguarding Adolescents From Exploitative BOTs Act
- SAFE BOTs Act
- Kids Online Safety Act
- Stop Profiling Youth and Kids Act
- SPY Kids Act
- Kids Internet Safety Partnership Act
- Safe Social Media Act
- No Fentanyl on Social Media Act
- Assessing Safety Tools for Parents and Minors Act
- Promoting a Safe Internet for Minors Act
- AI Warnings And Resources for Education Act
- AWARE Act
- Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
- To protect children and teens online, empower parents and strengthen families, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Advanced technology and technological innovations
- Advisory bodies
- Assault and harassment offenses
- Child safety and welfare
- Civil actions and liability
- Commerce
- Computer security and identity theft
- Computers and information technology
- Congressional oversight
- Consumer affairs
- Data collection, sharing, protection
- Digital media
- Drug trafficking and controlled substances
- Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
- Educational guidance
- Federal preemption
- Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Intergovernmental relations
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Marketing and advertising
- Mental health
- Product safety and quality
- Public-private cooperation
- Right of privacy
- State and local government operations
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 13, 2026Referred in Senate
- Jun 29, 2026Engrossed in House
- Mar 3, 2026Introduced 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.
