The "Stop the Scroll Act" requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), in conjunction with the Secretary of Health and Human Services acting through the Surgeon General, to implement **mental health warning labels** on covered platforms. These platforms encompass both social media and anonymous content sharing sites. The legislation is driven by congressional findings that social media use is linked to risks to user mental health, and that prominent warning labels can effectively raise awareness and influence user behavior. Covered platform providers must clearly and conspicuously display these warning labels each time a user accesses the platform while in the United States. The label must warn of potential negative mental health impacts and provide access to federal resources, such as the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. Users must acknowledge the potential for harm to proceed, and the label must redisplay after every hour of continuous use; providers cannot obscure the label or allow users to disable it. Violations of these requirements will be treated as unfair or deceptive acts by the FTC, and State Attorneys General are also authorized to bring civil actions, with penalties for knowing or repeated non-compliance.
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.
Commerce
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Stop the Scroll Act
USA119th CongressS-1885| Senate
| Updated: 4/14/2026
The "Stop the Scroll Act" requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), in conjunction with the Secretary of Health and Human Services acting through the Surgeon General, to implement **mental health warning labels** on covered platforms. These platforms encompass both social media and anonymous content sharing sites. The legislation is driven by congressional findings that social media use is linked to risks to user mental health, and that prominent warning labels can effectively raise awareness and influence user behavior. Covered platform providers must clearly and conspicuously display these warning labels each time a user accesses the platform while in the United States. The label must warn of potential negative mental health impacts and provide access to federal resources, such as the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. Users must acknowledge the potential for harm to proceed, and the label must redisplay after every hour of continuous use; providers cannot obscure the label or allow users to disable it. Violations of these requirements will be treated as unfair or deceptive acts by the FTC, and State Attorneys General are also authorized to bring civil actions, with penalties for knowing or repeated non-compliance.
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdvisory bodiesCivil actions and liabilityConsumer affairsDigital mediaFraud offenses and financial crimesInternet, web applications, social mediaMental healthState and local government operations