App Store Accountability Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 3
- Latest action
- Dec 11, 2025
What it does
The App Store Accountability Act would require covered app store providers (those with over 5 million U.S. users) to verify users' ages, link minor accounts to parental accounts, and obtain verifiable parental consent before allowing minors to download apps or make in-app purchases. It mandates that app stores notify parents of significant changes to apps and share age category and consent status with developers, while prohibiting developers from enforcing terms against minors without verified parental consent or sharing age data with unaffiliated third parties. The Federal Trade Commission would enforce the Act through guidance, compliance certification, and complaint mechanisms, with…
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Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
Floor (Not started)
Law (Not started)
What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.