YourVoice.Now Summary
Your MoneyCivil LibertiesCorporate BenefitsTransparency & AccountabilityPorn sites would have to check each visitor's age, and kids' accounts would start on the safest settings.
Your Money
Social media platforms and online game services would have to give parents a way to block or limit what a minor buys. That covers in-game purchases and other charges tied to the account.
Civil Liberties
Social media platforms would have to set a minor's account to the most protective privacy and safety options from the start. A minor could also block direct messages, hide their online status, and opt out of recommendation feeds.
Companies could not use a child's or teen's personal data to pick which ads they see. Ads based only on the page someone is reading would still be allowed.
A teen could ask a company what it collected, correct it, or have it deleted, without going through a parent. The company could not drop the service just because the teen asked.
Sites where more than a third of the content is adult sexual material would have to run an age check on everyone who visits. Clicking a box that says you are an adult would not count, though the bill says a government ID cannot be required.
Anyone arguing the law is unconstitutional could only file in the federal district court in Washington, D.C. They could not bring the case in a home-state federal court.
Corporate Benefits
Platforms could not carry ads for alcohol, tobacco, cannabis, gambling, or narcotics aimed at a user they know is under 17. That closes off ad money these sites can earn from minors.
Transparency & Accountability
Covered social media platforms would hire an outside auditor every year, starting 18 months after the law takes effect. The audit would count minor users, time spent, and harm reports, and part of it would be published.
Companies that sell data about people under 18 would file yearly with the Federal Trade Commission and pay at least $22,500. The FTC would run a searchable public registry listing each broker and any past data breaches.
An AI chatbot would have to say it is software at the start of a chat with a known minor, and again if asked. It would also have to share a crisis hotline if the minor raises suicide.
The bill sets up a Kids Internet Safety Partnership at the Commerce Department to publish best practices and a safety playbook. It would close five years after it starts, unless Congress renews it.
More about this bill
If you have a kid under 17, their social media accounts would change. The safest privacy settings would be switched on for them by default. They could hide their profile, block strangers, and turn off endless-scroll feeds. Parents would get tools to view those settings, cap screen time, and block purchases. Most of the rules would start one year after the bill becomes law. The House passed it on June 29, 2026. The Senate has not voted on it. Adults would notice a change too. Websites where more than a third of the content is adult sexual material would have to check the age of every visitor. A visitor simply clicking "I am 18" would not be enough. Sites could not be forced to demand a government ID. They could keep the age data only as long as the check needs it. Federal privacy law would be rewritten to cover teens under 18, not just young children. Companies could not aim ads at a child or teen based on personal data about them. Teens 14 to 17 could ask a company to show, fix, or delete what it has collected. Companies that sell data about minors would have to join a public registry run by the Federal Trade Commission. The registry would open 18 months after the law takes effect. The yearly fee would be at least $22,500. Video game services would have to switch on parent controls over who can talk to a child. Other tools would let parents block purchases and limit play time. AI chatbots would have to tell users under 17 that they are software, not people. They would share a crisis hotline if a minor brings up suicide. They would also suggest a break after three hours. Big platforms would face a yearly outside audit and publish the results. The trade commission and state attorneys general would enforce the law. Encryption rules and Section 230 would stay as they are. States could still pass stronger rules of their own.
Congressional Summary
Congress's official summary of this bill still describes an earlier version of the text, so we have left it out here. You can read it on Congress.gov.
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- House
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in House
- Action Date
- 2026-03-03
- Date Added
- 2026-06-26
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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