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PROTECT Kids Act

USA116th CongressHR-5573| House 
| Updated: 1/9/2020
Tim Walberg

Tim Walberg

Republican Representative

Michigan

Cosponsors (1)
Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)

Energy and Commerce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Preventing Real Online Threats Endangering Children Today or the PROTECT Kids Act This bill addresses the online collection of personal information from children. Specifically, the bill raises the age for parental consent protections for children online from under 13 to under 16, adds geolocation and biometric information to protected personal information, and extends all protections for children online to mobile applications. The bill also requires the operator of a website, online service, or mobile application to delete a child's personal information upon the verified request of a parent, and it prohibits such operator from terminating service to a child whose parent has refused to permit further collection or use of that child's personal information. Additionally, the Federal Trade Commission must study and report on the appropriateness of the existing actual knowledge standard (preventing an operator from collecting personal information without meeting certain requirements when it has actual knowledge that it is collecting such information from a child) and what effects changing such standard will have on children's online privacy.
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Timeline
Jan 9, 2020
Introduced in House
Jan 9, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  • January 9, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • January 9, 2020
    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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Administrative law and regulatory proceduresChild safety and welfareCongressional oversightConsumer affairsGovernment studies and investigationsInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaRight of privacyTelephone and wireless communication

PROTECT Kids Act

USA116th CongressHR-5573| House 
| Updated: 1/9/2020
Preventing Real Online Threats Endangering Children Today or the PROTECT Kids Act This bill addresses the online collection of personal information from children. Specifically, the bill raises the age for parental consent protections for children online from under 13 to under 16, adds geolocation and biometric information to protected personal information, and extends all protections for children online to mobile applications. The bill also requires the operator of a website, online service, or mobile application to delete a child's personal information upon the verified request of a parent, and it prohibits such operator from terminating service to a child whose parent has refused to permit further collection or use of that child's personal information. Additionally, the Federal Trade Commission must study and report on the appropriateness of the existing actual knowledge standard (preventing an operator from collecting personal information without meeting certain requirements when it has actual knowledge that it is collecting such information from a child) and what effects changing such standard will have on children's online privacy.
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Timeline
Jan 9, 2020
Introduced in House
Jan 9, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  • January 9, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • January 9, 2020
    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Tim Walberg

Tim Walberg

Republican Representative

Michigan

Cosponsors (1)
Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)

Energy and Commerce Committee

Science, Technology, Communications

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresChild safety and welfareCongressional oversightConsumer affairsGovernment studies and investigationsInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaRight of privacyTelephone and wireless communication