Kids Online Safety Act
USA117th CongressS-3663| Senate
| Updated: 12/15/2022
Richard Blumenthal
Democratic Senator
Connecticut
Cosponsors (13)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Bill Cassidy (Republican)Dan Sullivan (Republican)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Ben Ray Luján (Democratic)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)John W. Hickenlooper (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Marco Rubio (Republican)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Steve Daines (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)
Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Kids Online Safety Act This bill sets out requirements for covered platforms (i.e., social networks, video streaming services, or other applications that connect to the internet and are likely to be used by minors) to protect minors from online harm, including requirements relating to (1) safeguards to restrict access to the personal data of minors, (2) tools to help parents supervise a minor's use of a platform, and (3) reporting of harm to minors from using the platform.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 660.
Science, Technology, Communications
Accounting and auditingAdvisory bodiesBusiness recordsChild safety and welfareCivil actions and liabilityComputers and information technologyComputer security and identity theftCongressional oversightConsumer affairsFederal district courtsGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsInternet, web applications, social mediaJurisdiction and venueMarketing and advertisingProduct safety and qualityPublic-private cooperationRight of privacyState and local courtsState and local government operations
Kids Online Safety Act
USA117th CongressS-3663| Senate
| Updated: 12/15/2022
Kids Online Safety Act This bill sets out requirements for covered platforms (i.e., social networks, video streaming services, or other applications that connect to the internet and are likely to be used by minors) to protect minors from online harm, including requirements relating to (1) safeguards to restrict access to the personal data of minors, (2) tools to help parents supervise a minor's use of a platform, and (3) reporting of harm to minors from using the platform.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 660.
Richard Blumenthal
Democratic Senator
Connecticut
Cosponsors (13)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Bill Cassidy (Republican)Dan Sullivan (Republican)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Ben Ray Luján (Democratic)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)John W. Hickenlooper (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Marco Rubio (Republican)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Steve Daines (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)
Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Science, Technology, Communications
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Accounting and auditingAdvisory bodiesBusiness recordsChild safety and welfareCivil actions and liabilityComputers and information technologyComputer security and identity theftCongressional oversightConsumer affairsFederal district courtsGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsInternet, web applications, social mediaJurisdiction and venueMarketing and advertisingProduct safety and qualityPublic-private cooperationRight of privacyState and local courtsState and local government operations