# 119-hr-5074: Protecting Young Minds Online Act

119-hr-5074, Protecting Young Minds Online Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Steil, Bryan [R-WI-1] (R-WI); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5074
- Congress: 119
- Title: Protecting Young Minds Online Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-08-29
- Sponsor: Rep. Steil, Bryan [R-WI-1] (R-WI)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## 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. - 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.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large] (D-VT), 2025-08-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2025-09-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gillen, Laura [D-NY-4] (D-NY), 2025-10-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2025-10-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tran, Derek [D-CA-45] (D-CA), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More local help for kids' online mental health: benefit, medium. 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 fun…

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- 119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
- 119-hres-1641: Honoring the contributions of Indian Americans and supporting the designation of July as "Indian American Heritage Month".
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2192: Air America Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-5074 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5074)

## Related
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- [119-hr-4382: America’s Olympic and Paralympic Games Commemorative Coins Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4382)
- [119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6644)
- [119-hres-1641: Honoring the contributions of Indian Americans and supporting the designation o…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-1641)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-2192: Air America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2192)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5074 (as of 2026-04-21).