Don’t Sell Kids’ Data Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6]
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Summary
Bans data brokers from collecting or selling minors' personal data. It creates a fast deletion process for children and teens and gives regulators, states, and individuals tools to enforce the ban.
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- Children and families: Children and teens can request deletion, and parents or authorized agents can request it for a child. Brokers must identify collected data, delete it, and notify the requester within 10 days.
- Data brokers and businesses: Entities that meet the bill's definition of "data broker" may not collect, use, or share minors' personal data and may retain only data needed to comply with the law or deletion orders. The law takes effect 180 days after enactment.
- Enforcement and remedies: The Federal Trade Commission enforces the ban and states may sue in federal court with notice to the Commission. Individuals can sue for violations, recover at least $1,000 per violation, get injunctions or declaratory relief, and obtain attorney's fees, with willful violations eligible for up to three times damages.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Ban on brokers using kids' data
If enacted, data brokers would be barred from collecting, using, or sharing kids’ and teens’ personal data. The bill would treat under-13s as children and ages 13–17 as teens. It would cover brokers that sell or share data they did not get directly from the person. Brokers could keep only data needed to follow this law, and only for that purpose.
Right to sue data brokers
You could sue a data broker in federal court for breaking these rules. Courts could award your actual losses or at least $1,000 per violation. If the violation was willful, awards could be up to three times that. You could also seek orders to stop the behavior, plus attorney’s fees. The FTC and state attorneys general would also be able to enforce the law.
Rules would start in 180 days
All rules in this bill would start 180 days after enactment. Until then, the bans, delete rights, and enforcement would not apply. Families and companies would have 180 days to get ready.
10-day delete right for kids’ data
You or your teen could ask a data broker to delete the teen’s personal data. The broker would have to find and delete it, and confirm within 10 days. Parents or legal guardians could make requests for children under 13. An agent could act with your permission. Brokers would need a clear, plain-language way to send requests.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6]
NJ • D
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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