A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize a program on children and the media within the National Institutes of Health to study the health and developmental effects of technology on infants, children, and adolescents.
Children and Media Research Advancement Act or the CAMRA Act This bill requires the National Institutes of Health to fund research regarding the effects of media on infants, children, and adolescents. Such research must examine the impact of media (e.g., social media, television, video games) on cognitive, physical, and social-emotional development.
Child care and developmentChild healthCongressional oversightDigital mediaInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaMedical researchResearch administration and fundingTelevision and film
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize a program on children and the media within the National Institutes of Health to study the health and developmental effects of technology on infants, children, and adolescents.
USA115th CongressS-3286| Senate
| Updated: 7/26/2018
Children and Media Research Advancement Act or the CAMRA Act This bill requires the National Institutes of Health to fund research regarding the effects of media on infants, children, and adolescents. Such research must examine the impact of media (e.g., social media, television, video games) on cognitive, physical, and social-emotional development.
Child care and developmentChild healthCongressional oversightDigital mediaInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaMedical researchResearch administration and fundingTelevision and film