{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-7757","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":7757,"title":"KIDS Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2026-03-03","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"G000558","fullName":"Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2]","party":"R","state":"KY","district":2}],"cosponsorsCount":1,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2026-06-29","actionTime":"19:02:09","text":"Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection."},"policyArea":"Commerce","subjects":["Administrative law and regulatory procedures","Advanced technology and technological innovations","Advisory bodies","Assault and harassment offenses","Child safety and welfare","Civil actions and liability","Computer security and identity theft","Computers and information technology","Congressional oversight","Consumer affairs","Data collection, sharing, protection","Digital media","Drug trafficking and controlled substances","Drug, alcohol, tobacco use","Educational guidance","Federal Trade Commission (FTC)","Federal preemption","Fraud offenses and financial crimes","Government information and archives"],"actions":[{"date":"2026-06-29","text":"Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-06-29","text":"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). (text: CR H4280-4292)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":true},{"date":"2026-06-29","text":"Passed/agreed to in House: 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). (text: CR H4280-4292)","type":"Floor","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":true},{"date":"2026-06-29","text":"Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4302)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-06-29","text":"At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-06-29","text":"DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7757.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-06-29","text":"Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4280-4296)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-06-29","text":"Mr. Guthrie moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-03-03","text":"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.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-03-03","text":"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.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-03-03","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-03-03","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act or the KIDS Act</strong></p><p>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)&nbsp;chatbots to disclose certain information to users who are minors.</p><p>First, publicly available online platforms on which more than one-third of the content is considered sexual material harmful to minors under the bill&nbsp;must adopt technology to identify minors and prevent them from accessing such material.</p><p>Next,&nbsp;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.</p><p>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.&nbsp;</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p>","updateDate":"2026-07-01T08:06:49Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":99,"ts":"2026-07-14T04:24:30.579Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"https://simplefunctions.dev/api/public/query-gov?q=KIDS%20Act"}]}}