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H.R.7757 — Kids Internet and Digital Safety (KIDS) Act — Engrossed / PASSED HOUSE (2026-06-29)
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7757 Engrossed in House (EH)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7757
_______________________________________________________________________
AN ACT
To protect children and teens online, empower parents and strengthen
families, and for other purposes.
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.
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,