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Sammy’s Law

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

US S 4159 · Senate Bill · 119th Congress

Stage
In committee
Started in
Senate
Sponsors
3
Latest action
Mar 20, 2026

What it does

Sammy’s Law would require large social media platforms—defined as services with over 100 million monthly global active users or over $1 billion in annual gross revenue that allow children to share content with others they met solely through the platform—to create and maintain real-time application programming interfaces (APIs) that enable parents or children (depending on age) to delegate authority to third-party safety software providers to manage the child’s online interactions, content, and account settings. These APIs must allow secure, hourly transfers of user data in a machine-readable format, and platforms must disclose delegations and data transfers to the child or parent while…

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Where it stands

  1. Introduced (Done)

    Mar 20, 2026

  2. Committee (Current step)

    In committee · Mar 20, 2026

  3. Floor (Not started)

  4. Law (Not started)

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Where it goes next

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