New federal law protects kids' online privacy and data.
H.R. 7757 — KIDS Act · Filed by Brett Guthrie (R-KY) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Mar 3, 2026 · Passed chamber
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What it does
The KIDS Act sets rules for websites and apps. They cannot collect data from people under 18 without permission. The law makes the old COPPA law stronger. It covers teens and mobile apps. Schools and parents get resources to teach kids about internet safety.
Who it affects
Kids and teens under 18 get stronger privacy rules. Parents get more control over their kids' data. Websites and apps must follow new rules.
One thing to notice
The law covers teens ages 14 to 17, not younger kids. Companies that sell kids' information must register and pay a yearly fee.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Democrats.
- Mar 3, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Mar 3, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary and House Committee on Energy and Commerce · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a…”
- Jun 29, 2026 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required)…”
- Jun 29, 2026 — Floor vote scheduled · Congress.gov: “Mr. Guthrie moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Money around this bill
69 groups reported lobbying about this bill. They filed 72 reports from Mar 2026 to Jun 2026.
Those reports show $29,111,573 in lobbying spending. Each report lists about 8 bills. So that money was not all for this bill.
More groups named this bill than 99% of bills with any report.
Brett Guthrie, who sponsored the bill, received $3,165,402 from PACs for the 2026 election.
- Ctia-the Wireless Association — $3,640,000 in 1 report
- Verizon Communications Inc and Various Subsidiaries — $3,050,000 in 1 report
- Apple Inc — $2,740,000 in 1 report
- American Property Casualty Insurance Association — $2,140,000 in 1 report
- Anthropic — $1,970,000 in 1 report
Lobbying is legal. These reports show who lobbied about this bill, not what changed.
Words to know
- COPPA — The old federal law that protects kids under 13 online. This bill makes it stronger.
- lobbying — Trying to influence lawmakers about a bill. Companies and groups pay people to do this.
- PACs — Groups that collect money and give it to candidates for office.
- sponsored — To sponsor a bill is to introduce it in Congress and put your name on it.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (50,012 characters) on Jul 1, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
Money — Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act filings whose specific-issue field names this bill for quarters ending Mar 2026 to Jun 2026. A filing's amount is reported whole beside the median number of bills a filing names; it is never divided across them. PAC receipts are FEC-reported contributions to the sponsor's candidate committee in the 2026 cycle.
As of — lobbying records through Jul 23, 2026 · page rendered 2026-09-23.
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