Congress·In Committee·H.R. 1623

SCREEN Act

House Committee Reviews SCREEN Act to Require Real Age Checks on Adult Content Sites

Dec 11, 2025·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

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StalledNext up: A house committeeNo action in 7 months

The SCREEN Act is currently in the House Committee on Energy and Commerce after a subcommittee approved it in December 2025. No action has been taken on the bill since December 2025, which means it has been stalled for about six months. The full committee must now decide whether to consider the bill before it can move any further.

Legislative Progress

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No action since December 2025

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How we got here

This bill’s path across every version that has carried it.

Reintroduced
Reintroduced from H.R. 6429 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
H.R. 6429 (118th) →

Key Points

Would require online platforms that make money from adult sexual content to use age-check technology to keep minors out.
Self-check boxes like “I’m over 18” would not count; platforms would need a real verification process and must publicly describe how it works.
Platforms would have to run age checks on users’ IP addresses, including known VPN/proxy IPs, unless the platform can tell the user is outside the U.S.
The Federal Trade Commission would audit platforms, issue non-binding guidance within 180 days of the law taking effect, and enforce violations like other consumer protection cases.
Platforms (or their contractors) would have to protect age-check data and keep it only as long as needed to run verification or show they followed the law.

Consumer ProtectionData PrivacyTechnology

Impact Analysis

Personal Impact

How this policy affects specific groups of people

Mixed Impacts(2)

Child Tax Credit

Neutral

Student

Neutral

Milestones

3 milestones5 actions

Dec 11, 2025House

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Dec 11, 2025House

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

Feb 26, 2025House

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.

Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.

Feb 26, 2025House

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Feb 26, 2025

Introduced in House

The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.

Related News

5 articles

Lawfare·Feb 24

Toward a Federal Framework for Online Age Assurance

The SCREEN Act requires age verification at the platform level for services hosting content harmful to minors. It envisions a narrow, platform-level obligation that functions as a backstop for web services that app stores do not reach, requiring methods that prohibit minor access with certainty.

Center

Axios·Jul 8, 2025

Tech: Age verification momentum

Sen. Mike Lee's SCREEN Act, which would require all porn sites to verify age, mostly resembles the Texas law that passed muster in the Supreme Court. Lawmakers said SCOTUS' vindication of age verification should propel Congress to act on a federal standard.

Center Left

Politico·Dec 9, 2025

House committee to mark up package of kids safety bills on Thursday

The House Energy and Commerce committee is looking to advance 18 bills focused on children's online safety and privacy, including H.R. 1623, the Shielding Children’s Retinas from Egregious Exposure on the Net (SCREEN) Act, which mandates age verification for adult content.

Center Left

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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

SCREEN Act

Bill NumberHR 1623

Congress119th Congress

ChamberHouse of Representatives

Latest ActionForwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.

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R: 26

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