Kids Online Safety Act
Summary, written by a model from the CRS summary
Requires online platforms to protect minors through design duties, parental tools, and data safeguards, enforced by the FTC and states. It also requires notice about personalized recommendation algorithms and an option to turn off user-data-driven ranking.
Model-rated AI relevance 65%.
Sponsored by
Marsha BlackburnRepublicanTNData as of: bills Sep 9, 2026 · votes Sep 11, 2026 · statements Sep 9, 2026. What changed
Progress
Introduced
May 14, 2025
Reported by committee
Aug 5, 2026
Passed House
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Passed Senate
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Became law
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Latest action · August 5, 2026
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
What members said
Releases that cite this bill first, then releases on the same topics.
Blackburn demands TikTok answer for withholding algorithmic safety protections from children and backs the Kids Online Safety Act requiring platforms to design recommendation systems with child safety in mind.
Source ↗Thune touts his Filter Bubble Transparency Act to require platforms to disclose their secret algorithms and offer users un-curated feeds, enforced by the FTC.
Source ↗Curtis touts committee passage of AI chatbot and kids' AI safety bills requiring disclosures, parental notification, and privacy protections, while saying rules must protect children without stifling innovation.
Source ↗Husted champions the bipartisan CHAT Act 2.0 to impose a federal risk-based regulatory framework with guardrails on AI companion chatbots used by minors.
Source ↗Sanders would permanently ban superintelligent AI and pause advanced AI development until a new federal regulator sets safety rules.
Source ↗Warnock calls for a statewide moratorium on AI data center construction unless projects guarantee no utility cost hikes, no NDAs, no tax giveaways, and no pollution.
Source ↗Burlison would bar federal funds for AI-augmented license plate readers and biometric surveillance cameras to protect Fourth Amendment privacy rights.
Source ↗Hawley is investigating AI surveillance camera companies, arguing Congress never authorized these invasive AI-driven networks and that corporate self-policing is an inadequate safeguard.
Source ↗Bill data read 2026-09-09T02:09:45.522Z