Protecting Young Minds Online Act
Sponsored By: Representative Rep. Steil, Bryan [R-WI-1]
Introduced
Summary
Protect children’s mental health from online harms. This bill would require the Center for Mental Health Services to develop and implement a strategy to help local communities address the mental health effects of new technologies, such as social media, on children.
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- Families and children: Local communities would get a federal strategy aimed at identifying and responding to how social media and other online technologies affect youth mental health.
- Local communities: Cities, counties, and community health actors would receive a coordinated approach to guide local efforts rather than standalone federal grants or mandates.
- Center for Mental Health Services: The agency would gain a programmatic obligation to create and carry out this strategy. The text does not authorize funding, set deadlines, create grant programs, or add reporting or enforcement requirements in this section.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
More local help for kids' online mental health
If enacted, the Center for Mental Health Services would create and carry out a strategy to help local communities. It would focus on how social media and other new tech affect children’s mental health. Community mental health providers and local groups could use this plan. The bill does not set funding or deadlines. It would start upon enactment.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Rep. Steil, Bryan [R-WI-1]
WI • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large]
VT • D
Sponsored 8/29/2025
Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
NJ • D
Sponsored 9/10/2025
Rep. Gillen, Laura [D-NY-4]
NY • D
Sponsored 10/10/2025
Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7]
VA • D
Sponsored 10/10/2025
Rep. Tran, Derek [D-CA-45]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/18/2025
Roll Call Votes
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