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How we got here
This bill’s path across every version that has carried it.
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Reintroduced
Reintroduced from S. 1418 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
S. 1418 (118th) →
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.
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Impact Analysis
Personal Impact
How this policy affects specific groups of people
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.
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
No votes or related bills recorded for this bill yet.
Source Information
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act
Bill NumberS 836
Congress119th Congress
ChamberSenate
Latest ActionHeld at the desk.
Sponsor
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