KIDS Act
Introduced Mar 3, 2026 by Rep. Brett Guthrie
The House passed it. The Senate has to pass it before it can reach the President.
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.
Read the full summary on Congress.govSummary by the Congressional Research Service.
- Jul 13, 2026Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Jun 29, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jun 29, 2026On 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, 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 as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4302)
- 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, 2026DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7757.
- Jun 29, 2026Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4280-4296)
- Jun 29, 2026Mr. Guthrie moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- 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.
- Mar 3, 2026Introduced in House