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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 7757 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7757
To protect children and teens online, empower parents and strengthen
families, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 3, 2026
Mr. Guthrie introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on
the Judiciary, 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
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A BILL
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.
Sec. 106. Relationship to State laws.
TITLE II--ADDRESSING HARMS TO MINORS ON ONLINE PLATFORMS
Sec. 201. Covered platform defined.
Subtitle A--Kids Online Safety
Sec. 211. Short title.
Sec. 212. Definitions.
Sec. 213. Addressing harms to minors.
Sec. 214. Safeguards for minors and parental tools.
Sec. 215. Reporting mechanism.
Sec. 216. Disclosure.
Sec. 217. Advertising and marketing information and labels.
Sec. 218. Advertising of illegal products.
Sec. 219. Audit; report.
Sec. 220. Rules of construction.
Sec. 221. Relationship to State laws.
Subtitle B--Safe Messaging for Kids
Sec. 231. Short title.
Sec. 232. Definitions.
Sec. 233. Prohibition on ephemeral messaging features for minors.
Sec. 234. Prohibition on direct messaging features for children.
Sec. 235. Parental controls for direct messaging features for teens.
Sec. 236. Rule of construction on encryption.
Sec. 237. Relationship to State law.
Sec. 238. Effective date.
Subtitle C--Stop Profiling Youth and Kids
Sec. 241. Short title.
Sec. 242. User defined.
Sec. 243. Market research.
Sec. 244. Relationship to State laws.
Sec. 245. Effective date.
TITLE III--SOCIAL GAMING PLATFORMS
Sec. 301. Short title.
Sec. 302. Definitions.
Sec. 303. Safeguards requirements for online video game providers.
Sec. 304. Relationship to State laws.
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.
Sec. 407. Relationship to State laws.
TITLE V--RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND BEST PRACTICES FOR PROTECTING MINORS
ONLINE
Subtitle A--Research
Sec. 501. Definitions.
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 for minors.
Part 2--AI Warnings And Resources for Education (AWARE) Act
Sec. 523. Short title.
Sec. 524. Chatbots and minors.
Subtitle C--Partnerships and Best Practices
Sec. 525. Short title.
Sec. 526. Kids Internet Safety Partnership.
TITLE VI--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 601. Enforcement.
Sec. 602. Judicial review.
Sec. 603. Rules of construction.
Sec. 604. Severability.
Sec. 605. Effective date.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act: