United States · Bill · S
S. 1748 (119th)
Kids Online Safety Act
Introduced
14 May 2025
Last action
5 August 2026 · Reported
Status
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Sponsors
Marsha Blackburn, Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT], John Thune, Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY], Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN], John Hickenlooper, Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ], Maggie Hassan, Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM], Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI], Roger Marshall, Mike Crapo, Sen. Moody, Ashley [R-FL], Steve Daines, Kevin Cramer, Shelley Capito, Cindy Hyde-Smith, Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM], John Cornyn, Sen. Alsobrooks, Angela D. [D-MD], Pete Ricketts, Lisa Murkowski, Dan Sullivan, Chuck Grassley, Susan Collins, Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT], James Lankford, Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN], Joni Ernst, Jon Ossoff, Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Katie Britt, Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI], Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH], Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI], Jim Banks, Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT], Thomas Tillis, Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA], Sen. Curtis, John R. [R-UT], Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS], Rick Scott, Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA], Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI], Markwayne Mullin, Cynthia Lummis, Bill Cassidy, Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC]
Subjects
Healthcare, Digitalisation
Source updated
6 August 2026
Summary
Kids Online Safety Act This bill requires covered online platforms, including social media platforms, to implement tools and safeguards to protect users and visitors under the age of 17. Covered platforms are online platforms, video games, messaging applications, or video streaming services used or likely to be used by individuals under the age of 17, with specified exceptions. The bill generally requires covered platforms to exercise reasonable care in the design and use of features that increase minors’ online activity in order to prevent and mitigate harm to minors (e.g., mental health disorders and severe harassment). Covered platforms are also required to provide certain safeguards to minors, such as protections for minors’ data; tools for parents of minors, such as access to minors’ privacy settings; and a mechanism for account holders and visitors to report harm to minors on the platform. Covered platforms are prohibited from conducting market or product research on children under the age of 13, and may only conduct such research on those under the age of 17 with parental consent. The bill provides for enforcement through the Federal Trade Commission and states. The bill also requires online platforms to meet certain requirements before using algorithms that select, order, or prioritize information presented to users based on user-specific data not provided for that purpose. Specifically, such platforms must (1) provide users with notice of the use of such algorithms, and (2) permit users to switch to an algorithm that does not rely on such user-specific data.
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Timeline
14 May 2025
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2929-2930)
Source: IntroReferral
14 May 2025
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
5 August 2026
Reported
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
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Documents
2 official files
Introduced in Senate
Introduced in Senate
Introduced in Senate · EN · 14 May 2025
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 14 May 2025
Sponsors
- Marsha Blackburn · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] · D · Sponsor
- John Thune · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] · D · Cosponsor
- John Hickenlooper · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ] · D · Cosponsor
- Maggie Hassan · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] · D · Cosponsor
- Roger Marshall · R · Cosponsor
- Mike Crapo · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Moody, Ashley [R-FL] · R · Cosponsor
- Steve Daines · R · Cosponsor
- Kevin Cramer · R · Cosponsor
- Shelley Capito · R · Cosponsor
- Cindy Hyde-Smith · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] · D · Cosponsor
- John Cornyn · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Alsobrooks, Angela D. [D-MD] · D · Cosponsor
- Pete Ricketts · R · Cosponsor
- Lisa Murkowski · R · Cosponsor
- Dan Sullivan · R · Cosponsor
- Chuck Grassley · R · Cosponsor
- Susan Collins · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] · D · Cosponsor
- James Lankford · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] · R · Cosponsor
- Joni Ernst · R · Cosponsor
- Jon Ossoff · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] · D · Cosponsor
- Katie Britt · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] · D · Cosponsor
- Jim Banks · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] · D · Cosponsor
- Thomas Tillis · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Curtis, John R. [R-UT] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] · R · Cosponsor
- Rick Scott · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] · D · Cosponsor
- Markwayne Mullin · R · Cosponsor
- Cynthia Lummis · R · Cosponsor
- Bill Cassidy · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1748
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/s/1748
- us · 119-s-1748 · source updated 6 August 2026