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Assessing Safety Tools for Parents and Minors Act

In committee: it can still change before the session ends.

US HR 6499 · House Bill · 119th Congress

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Stage
In committee
Started in
House
Sponsors
4
Latest action
Dec 11, 2025

What it does

The Assessing Safety Tools for Parents and Minors Act would require the Federal Trade Commission to review and report on industry efforts to promote online safety for minors, including educational initiatives, parental controls, age-appropriate content labels, and privacy settings, and to provide recommendations for improving such efforts. The review must begin within six months of enactment and involve consultation with industry, parents, experts in technology, privacy, and mental health, with a final report due to Congress within three years. The bill defines a minor as anyone under 17 and exempts the reporting requirement from the Paperwork Reduction Act. It affects the FTC, online…

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Where it stands

  1. Introduced (Done)

    Dec 9, 2025

  2. Committee (Current step)

    In committee · Dec 11, 2025

  3. Floor (Not started)

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