KIDS Act
Latest action (29 Jun 2026): On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 267 - 117 (Roll no. 228).
What this bill does
This bill would enact several linked measures aimed at protecting minors online. It would require certain adult-content websites to use age-verification technology to keep out minors, and would require social media-type platforms to build in safety and privacy protections for minors—such as default settings limiting who can contact them, limits on data sharing and personalized recommendations, and tools letting parents view or manage a child's account settings and screen time. It also addresses safeguards on social gaming platforms, restrictions on AI chatbot statements and required disclosures to minors, and updates to children's online privacy law (COPPA), plus new disclosure requirements for data brokers. Several sections direct federal studies and reports (by GAO, the FTC, and others) on topics like social media's effects on minors, online drug access, and chatbots and youth mental health, and call for education programs and industry partnerships on internet safety.
The bill affects online platform providers, video game companies, AI chatbot developers, data brokers, parents, and minors (defined generally as under 17, with a separate under-13 "child" category for some provisions). Enforcement responsibilities are assigned mainly to the Federal Trade Commission, and the bill sets rules for how state laws interact with its provisions and how it may be enforced or challenged in court.
H.R. 7757 passed the House on June 29, 2026 by a vote of 267–117 under a procedure requiring a two-thirds majority. It next goes to the Senate for consideration; it has not yet been enacted into law, and no effective date takes effect unless and until it clears the Senate and is signed by the President.
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Official summary
Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act or the KIDS Act
This bill requires specified online platforms to establish safeguards for minors. The safeguards include (1) limiting access to specified sexual material, (2) providing parental controls on social media and online video game platforms, and (3) requiring artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots to disclose certain information to users who are minors.
First, publicly available online platforms on which more than one-third of the content is considered sexual material harmful to minors under the bill must adopt technology to identify minors and prevent them from accessing such material.
Next, social media platforms must (1) implement default settings for minors that limit compulsive usage features and the ability of other users to communicate with minors, and (2) provide tools for parents to manage the privacy and account settings of a minor. Social media platforms may not allow ephemeral messaging features for minors.
The bill also requires online video game platforms to provide tools that allow parents to (1) limit communication between a minor and other users of the platform, and (2) restrict purchases by a minor on the platform.
Further, providers of AI chatbots must disclose to users who are minors (1) that the chatbot is an AI system and not a human, and (2) suicide and crisis intervention hotline information.
Finally, the bill requires specified studies and reports about the effects of social media platforms on minors and provides for enforcement of the bill's requirements by the Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general.
Timeline
29 Jun 2026
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 267 - 117 (Roll no. 228).
Common questions
- What does H.R. 7757 do?
- This bill would enact several linked measures aimed at protecting minors online. It would require certain adult-content websites to use age-verification technology to keep out minors, and would require social media-type platforms to build in safety and privacy protections for minors—such as default settings limiting who can contact them, limits on data sharing and personalized recommendations, and tools letting parents view or manage a child's account settings and screen time. It also addresses safeguards on social gaming platforms, restrictions on AI chatbot statements and required disclosures to minors, and updates to children's online privacy law (COPPA), plus new disclosure requirements for data brokers. Several sections direct federal studies and reports (by GAO, the FTC, and others) on topics like social media's effects on minors, online drug access, and chatbots and youth mental health, and call for education programs and industry partnerships on internet safety. The bill affects online platform providers, video game companies, AI chatbot developers, data brokers, parents, and minors (defined generally as under 17, with a separate under-13 "child" category for some provisions). Enforcement responsibilities are assigned mainly to the Federal Trade Commission, and the bill sets rules for how state laws interact with its provisions and how it may be enforced or challenged in court. H.R. 7757 passed the House on June 29, 2026 by a vote of 267–117 under a procedure requiring a two-thirds majority. It next goes to the Senate for consideration; it has not yet been enacted into law, and no effective date takes effect unless and until it clears the Senate and is signed by the President.
- Has H.R. 7757 become law?
- Not yet. As of 29 Jun 2026, H.R. 7757 is passed house (senate next).
- Who sponsored H.R. 7757?
- H.R. 7757 was sponsored by Rep. Brett Guthrie [R-KY2] (Republican-KY), with 1 cosponsor.
- What's the latest action on H.R. 7757?
- On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 267 - 117 (Roll no. 228). (29 Jun 2026).
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