# 119-hr-5173: No Social Media at School Act

119-hr-5173, No Social Media at School Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5173
- Congress: 119
- Title: No Social Media at School Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-09-08
- Sponsor: Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Require social media companies to block access on K-12 campuses during the regular school day.** This bill would force platforms to use geofencing so students cannot access covered social media on campus while classes are in session, but it would allow emergency push alerts like weather and AMBER alerts.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17] (D-PA), 2025-10-24T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Block social media during K-12 school day: benefit, high. If enacted, social media companies would have to use geofencing to block access to their platforms on K-12 school campuses during the regular school day set by the local school agency. Emergency push alerts like weather and AMBER alerts could still come through. Companies would not have to collect…
- State AGs could sue noncompliant platforms: benefit, medium. If enacted, your State Attorney General could sue a platform that breaks these school-day blocking rules on behalf of residents. The AG would usually give written notice to the FTC first. The FTC could step in, move the case to federal court, and appeal. Courts could order injunctions, damages, res…
- Which apps the school ban covers: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would define which services count as social media for the school-day block. It would cover public consumer apps that collect personal data, make most money from ads or data, and host user-generated content. It would exclude tools like email, video chat, cloud storage, learning…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-10421: Transforming Education for the Future Act
- 119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-5173 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5173)

## Related
- [119-hr-10421: Transforming Education for the Future Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10421)
- [119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6900)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5173 (as of 2026-04-21).