Legislative Oversight

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Canonical URL: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7757

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119 HR 7757 IH: Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act 
 U.S. House of Representatives 
 2026-03-03 
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. 
 
 
 
 I 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7757 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 3, 2026 Mr. Guthrie introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To protect children and teens online, empower parents and strengthen families, and for other purposes. 
 1. Short title; table of contents 
 (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act or the KIDS Act . (b) Table of contents The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 
 
 Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
 Sec. 2. Definitions. 
 Title I—Shielding Minors from Obscenity 
 Sec. 101. Short title. 
 Sec. 102. Definitions. 
 Sec. 103. Technology verification measures. 
 Sec. 104. Consultation requirements. 
 Sec. 105. GAO report. 
 Sec. 106. Relationship to State laws. 
 Title II—Addressing Harms to Minors on Online Platforms 
 Sec. 201. Covered platform defined. 
 Subtitle A—Kids Online Safety 
 Sec. 211. Short title. 
 Sec. 212. Definitions. 
 Sec. 213. Addressing harms to minors. 
 Sec. 214. Safeguards for minors and parental tools. 
 Sec. 215. Reporting mechanism. 
 Sec. 216. Disclosure. 
 Sec. 217. Advertising and marketing information and labels. 
 Sec. 218. Advertising of illegal products. 
 Sec. 219. Audit; report. 
 Sec. 220. Rules of construction. 
 Sec. 221. Relationship to State laws. 
 Subtitle B—Safe Messaging for Kids 
 Sec. 231. Short title. 
 Sec. 232. Definitions. 
 Sec. 233. Prohibition on ephemeral messaging features for minors. 
 Sec. 2…

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