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Congress·Passed Senate·S. 836

Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act

Senate Committee Advances Kids' Online Privacy Bill, Expanding Protections to Teens Up to Age 16

Legislative Progress

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Key Points

  • Would expand federal online privacy rules to cover teens ages 13–16, not just younger kids, on websites and apps.
  • Would ban using kids’ or teens’ personal info for targeted, person-by-person ads, with limited exceptions like ads based on the page’s content.
  • Would give parents (for kids) and teens (for themselves) rights to see what data a service has, delete it, and fix wrong information.
  • Would require clear notices and meaningful consent before collecting or changing how a child’s or teen’s personal info is used or shared.
  • Would require notice if a child’s or teen’s data is stored or moved outside the U.S., and limit keeping the data longer than needed.
Data PrivacyConsumer ProtectionTechnology

Impact Analysis

Personal Impact

How this policy affects specific groups of people

Mixed Impacts(3)
Small Business Owner
Neutral
Gig Worker
Neutral
Student
Neutral
Positive Impacts(1)
Child Tax Credit
Helps

Milestones

6 milestones10 actions
Mar 16, 2026Senate

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Mar 16, 2026House

Held at the desk.

Mar 16, 2026House

Received in the House.

The House has received the Senate-passed bill and will decide whether to take it up.

Mar 5, 2026Senate

Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S860-869; text: CR S861-868)

The Senate voted to approve this bill. If the House already passed it, it goes to the President.

Mar 5, 2026

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.

The Senate voted to approve this bill. If the House already passed it, it goes to the President.

Votes

No votes have been recorded for this legislation yet.

News

Washington TimesCenter Right

Congress has chance to update kids' digital privacy law, while other online safety bills stall

Washington TimesCenter Right

Senate passes bill to expand protections of minors' online data

Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act

Bill NumberS 836
Congress119th Congress
ChamberSenate
Latest ActionMessage on Senate action sent to the House.

Sponsor

Cosponsors

(21)
D: 13R: 7I: 1

Political Response

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