H.R. 7757
KIDS Act
Sponsor: Brett Guthrie
1 cosponsor
Official summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service.
Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act or the KIDS Act
This bill requires specified online platforms to establish safeguards for minors. The safeguards include (1) limiting access to specified sexual material, (2) providing parental controls on social media and online video game platforms, and (3) requiring artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots to disclose certain information to users who are minors.
First, publicly available online platforms on which more than one-third of the content is considered sexual material harmful to minors under the bill must adopt technology to identify minors and prevent them from accessing such material.
Next, social media platforms must (1) implement default settings for minors that limit compulsive usage features and the ability of other users to communicate with minors, and (2) provide tools for parents to manage the privacy and account settings of a minor. Social media platforms may not allow ephemeral messaging features for minors.
The bill also requires online video game platforms to provide tools that allow parents to (1) limit communication between a minor and other users of the platform, and (2) restrict purchases by a minor on the platform.
Further, providers of AI chatbots must disclose to users who are minors (1) that the chatbot is an AI system and not a human, and (2) suicide and crisis intervention hotline information.
Finally, the bill requires specified studies and reports about the effects of social media platforms on minors and provides for enforcement of the bill's requirements by the Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general.
Text of the bill
I Shielding Minors from Obscenity
II Online Platforms
A Kids Online Safety
B Stop Profiling Youth and Kids
III Social Gaming Platforms
IV Artificial Intelligence Chatbots
V Research, Education, and Best Practices for Protecting Minors Online
A Research
1 Safe Social Media Act
2 No Fentanyl on Social Media Act
Where this section came from
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Mar 3, 2026 · Introduced in House Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary, Mar 3 Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Mar 3
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Jun 29, 2026 · Engrossed in House On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended — Passed, 267–117 · Roll Call 228
(a) Report required. Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission, in coordination with the Secretary of Health and Human Services
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acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs
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and the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration,
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website of the Commission a report on the ability of minors to access fentanyl, including through pressed pills,
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(7) Recommendations for Congress to eliminate the prevalence and ability for minors to access fentanyl
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social media platforms. (b) Consultation required. In developing the report required by subsection (a), the Commission shall consult with
any relevant agencies and
stakeholders, including parents, social media platforms, law enforcement, medical professionals, and other relevant experts. (c) Redaction permitted. In publishing the report required by subsection (a), the Commission, in consultation with the Attorney General, may redact any information relating to
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(5) of such subsection that may compromise any law enforcement tactic, strategy, or technique.
(a) Report required. Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission, in coordination with the Secretary of Health and Human Services (acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs), shall submit to the relevant congressional committees and publish on a website of the Commission a report on the ability of minors to access fentanyl, including through pressed pills, through social media platforms and that includes the following:
(1) The prevalence and ability for minors to access fentanyl from drug sellers on social media platforms.
(2) The impact of such prevalence and access on minors, including with respect to health risks and risks to physical safety.
(3) How drug sellers use social media platforms to market, sell, deliver, distribute, dispense, and engage in other transactions related to the provision of fentanyl to minors.
(4) How design features and other characteristics of social media platforms affect the ability of minors to access fentanyl.
(5) Other measures taken by law enforcement, the medical community, and others to address the issues described in paragraphs (1) through (4).
(6) Practices, policies, and other measures taken by social media platforms to address the ability of drug sellers to use social media platforms and the effectiveness of such practices, policies, and measures.
(7) Recommendations for Congress to eliminate the prevalence and ability for minors to access fentanyl through social media platforms.
(b) Consultation required. In developing the report required by subsection (a), the Commission shall consult with any relevant agencies and stakeholders, including parents, social media platforms, law enforcement, medical professionals, and other relevant experts.
(c) Redaction permitted. In publishing the report required by subsection (a), the Commission, in consultation with the Attorney General, may redact any information relating to paragraph (3) or (5) of such subsection that may compromise any law enforcement tactic, strategy, or technique.
3 Assessing Safety Tools for Parents and Minors Act
4 Study on chatbots and mental health of minors
B Education
1 Promoting a Safe Internet for Minors Act
2 AI Warnings And Resources for Education (AWARE) Act
C Partnerships and Best Practices
VI Kids Privacy Protections
A COPPA 2.0
B Data Broker Disclosures
VII General Provisions