HR9948Referred to Committee
To direct the President to establish an interagency task force to review, and provide recommendations on, the impact of addictive design features on youth mental health, to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish grant programs to support the activities of the task force, and for other purposes.
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2026-07-27
Introduced
3
Cosponsors
HR
ⓘType
Sponsor
Becca Balint
Democrat · VT · Representative
Votes with party: 98.1% (634 recorded votes)
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Cosponsors (3)
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Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, 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.
2026-07-27
Source: Congress.gov
Committee Activity
Currently in
- House Committee on Education and WorkforceReferred To · 2026-07-27
- House Committee on Energy and CommerceReferred To · 2026-07-27
Plain-English Summary
The government would create a task force to study how addictive features in apps, social media, and video games affect young people's mental health, and would provide recommendations to address these concerns. The Department of Health and Human Services would receive funding to support this research and related programs aimed at protecting youth from harmful design practices. This would affect tech companies, parents, young people, and mental health professionals interested in understanding and reducing the mental health impacts of addictive digital features.
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