KIDS INTERNET AND DIGITAL SAFETY ACT

On 2026-06-29, Representative Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ-6) delivered a floor speech titled "KIDS INTERNET AND DIGITAL SAFETY ACT" in the House.

KIDS INTERNET AND DIGITAL SAFETY ACT

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 108 (Monday, June 29, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 108 (Monday, June 29, 2026)] [House] [Pages H4280-H4296] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] KIDS INTERNET AND DIGITAL SAFETY ACT Mr. GUTHRIE. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 7757) to protect children and teens online, empower parents and strengthen families, and for other purposes, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 7757 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act'' or the ``KIDS Act''. (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Definitions. TITLE I--SHIELDING MINORS FROM OBSCENITY Sec. 101. Short title. Sec. 102. Definitions. Sec. 103. Technology verification measures. Sec. 104. Consultation requirements. Sec. 105. GAO report. TITLE II--ONLINE PLATFORMS Sec. 201. Definitions. Subtitle A--Kids Online Safety Sec. 211. Short title. Sec. 212. Definitions. Sec. 213. Addressing harms to minors. Sec. 214. Safeguards for minors, parental tools, and teen messaging controls. Sec. 215. Reporting mechanism. Sec. 216. Disclosure. Sec. 217. Advertising and marketing information and labels. Sec. 218. Advertising of illegal products to minors. Sec. 219. Audit; report. Sec. 220. Rule of construction on age verification. Sec. 221. Rule of construction on encryption. Subtitle B--Stop Profiling Youth and Kids Sec. 231. Short title. [[Page H4281]] Sec. 232. Know; knows defined. Sec. 233. Market research. Sec. 234. Effective date. TITLE III--SOCIAL GAMING PLATFORMS Sec. 301. Short title. Sec. 302. Definitions. Sec. 303. Safeguards requirements for online video game providers. TITLE IV--ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CHATBOTS Sec. 401. Short title. Sec. 402. Definitions. Sec. 403. Certain statements prohibited. Sec. 404. Disclosure required. Sec. 405. Policies required. Sec. 406. Rule of construction. TITLE V--RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND BEST PRACTICES FOR PROTECTING MINORS ONLINE Subtitle A--Research Sec. 501. Definitions. Sec. 502. Exemption. Part 1--Safe Social Media Act Sec. 511. Short title. Sec. 512. Report by Commission on social media use by minors. Part 2--No Fentanyl on Social Media Act Sec. 513. Short title. Sec. 514. Report on the ability of minors to access fentanyl through social media platforms. Part 3--Assessing Safety Tools for Parents and Minors Act Sec. 515. Short title. Sec. 516. Industry review and report. Part 4--Study on Chatbots and Mental Health of Minors Sec. 517. Study required. Sec. 518. Consultation. Sec. 519. Report. Subtitle B--Education Part 1--Promoting a Safe Internet for Minors Act Sec. 521. Short title. Sec. 522. Online safety education for minors. Part 2--AI Warnings And Resources for Education (AWARE) Act Sec. 523. Short title. Sec. 524. Safe chatbot use for minors. Subtitle C--Partnerships and Best Practices Sec. 525. Short title. Sec. 526. Kids Internet Safety Partnership. TITLE VI--KIDS PRIVACY PROTECTIONS Subtitle A--COPPA 2.0 Sec. 601. Short title. Sec. 602. Online collection, use, disclosure, and deletion of personal information of children and teens. Sec. 603. Study and reports of mobile and online application oversight and enforcement. Sec. 604. GAO study. Sec. 605. Severability. Subtitle B--Data Broker Disclosures Sec. 611. Definitions. Sec. 612. Registration requirement. Sec. 613. Rule of construction. TITLE VII--GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 701. Enforcement. Sec. 702. Judicial review. Sec. 703. Rules of construction. Sec. 704. Relationship to State laws. Sec. 705. Severability. Sec. 706. Effective date. SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) Agency.--The term ``agency'' has the meaning given that term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code. (2) Algorithm.--The term ``algorithm'' means any computational process, model, or other automated means of processing to rank, order, promote, recommend, amplify, or similarly alter the delivery or display of information (including any text, image, audio, or video post and any page, group, account, channel, or affiliation). (3) Artificial intelligence.--The term ``artificial intelligence'' has the meaning given that term in section 5002 of the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 (15 U.S.C. 9401). (4) Chatbot.--The term ``chatbot'' means an artificial intelligence system, marketed to and available for use by consumers, that engages in interactive, natural-language communication with a user and generates or selects content in response to user inputs (including text, voice, or other inputs) using a conversational context. (5) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal Trade Commission. (6) Design feature.--The term ``design feature''-- (A) means any feature or component of a covered platform that encourages an increase in or increases the frequency of use or time spent by a user who is a minor with respect to such covered platform; and (B) includes-- (i) infinite scrolling or auto play; (ii) rewards or incentives based on frequency of use or time spent; (iii) notifications and push alerts; (iv) badges or other visual award symbols based on frequency of use or time spent; (v) appearance altering filters; and (vi) personalized recommendation systems. (7) Fully automated system.--The term ``fully automated system'' means an algorithm the final outputs of which are, once computed, displayed directly to a covered user without review or alteration by a covered online platform. (8) Minor.--Except as otherwise provided, the term ``minor'' means an individual under the age of 17 years. (9) Narcotic drug.--The term ``narcotic drug'' has the meaning given that term in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802). (10) Parent.--The term ``parent'', with respect to a minor, means an adult with the legal right to make decisions on behalf of the minor, including any of the following: (A) A natural parent. (B) An adoptive parent. (C) A legal guardian. (D) An individual with legal custody over the minor. (11) Personal information.--The term ``personal information'' has the meaning given that term in section 1302 of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (15 U.S.C. 6501) (as amended by section 602(a)(4) of this Act). (12) Personalized recommendation system.--The term ``personalized recommendation system''-- (A) means a fully automated system used to suggest, promote, or rank content, including other users, hashtags, and posts, based on the personal information of a user; and (B) does not include a fully automated system that suggests, promotes, or ranks content based solely on the language, city or town, or age of a user. (13) Sexual exploitation and abuse.--The term ``sexual exploitation and abuse'' means any of the following: (A) Any offense, including coercion and enticement, described in section 2422 of title 18, United States Code. (B) Child pornography (as defined in section 2256 of title 18, United States Code). (C) Trafficking for the production of images (as described in section 2251 of title 18, United States Code). (D) Any offense described in section 1591 of title 18, United States Code. (14) State.--The term ``State'' means each State of the United States, the District of Columbia, each commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States, and each federally recognized Indian Tribe. (15) Verifiable consent.--The term ``verifiable consent'' has the meaning given that term in section 1302 of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (15 U.S.C. 6501) (as amended by section 602(a)(5) of this Act). TITLE I--SHIELDING MINORS FROM OBSCENITY SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. This title may be cited as the ``Shielding Children's Retinas from Egregious Exposure on the Net Act'' or the ``SCREEN Act''. SEC. 102. DEFINITIONS. In this title: (1) Covered platform.--The term ``covered platform'' means a website or other online platform-- (A) that is accessible by the public; (B) with respect to which more than one-third of the material made available thereon is sexual material harmful to minors; and (C) with respect to which the provider of such platform knowingly makes available the sexual material harmful to minors described in subparagraph (B). (2) Minor.--The terms ``minor'' has the meaning given that term in section 2256 of title 18, United States Code. (3) Sexual act; sexual contact.--The terms ``sexual act'' and ``sexual contact'' have the meanings given those terms in section 2246 of title 18, United States Code. (4) Sexual material harmful to minors.--The term ``sexual material harmful to minors'' means a picture, image, graphic image file, film, videotape, or other visual depiction that-- (A)(i) taken as a whole and with respect to minors, appeals to the prurient interest in nudity, sex, or excretion; (ii) depicts, describes, or represents, in a patently offensive way with respect to what is suitable for minors, an actual or simulated sexual act or sexual contact, actual or simulated normal or perverted sexual acts, or lewd exhibition of the genitals; and (iii) taken as a whole, lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value as to minors; or (B) is child pornography. (5) Technology verification measure.--The term ``technology verification measure'' means technology that employs a system or process to determine whether it is more likely than not that a user of a covered platform is a minor. (6) Technology verification measure data.--The term ``technology verification measure data'' means data that-- (A) is collected or processed for the purpose of fulfilling a request by an individual to access a covered platform or material on a covered platform; and (B) is coll

Referenced legislation: HR7757, HR7757