# 119-hr-6484: Kids Online Safety Act

119-hr-6484, Kids Online Safety Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6484
- Congress: 119
- Title: Kids Online Safety Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-12-05
- Sponsor: Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-01

## Summary

**Protecting minors on social platforms.** This bill would require covered platforms that host user-generated content and use engagement design or personal data for ads to adopt strong default safeguards and parental controls. It would also require audits, limit certain advertising to minors, and authorize FTC enforcement. - Families and parents: Parents would get robust tools to view and change privacy and account settings, restrict purchases and financial transactions, and see metrics of time spent. Platforms must provide notice to parents and make reasonable efforts to obtain verifiable parental consent consistent with COPPA. - Children and minors: Child accounts (under age 13) would have the most protective safeguards enabled by default and an option to limit time and reduce compulsive design features. Platforms must adopt policies addressing threats of violence, sexual exploitation, drug and alcohol promotion, gambling, and financial deception. - Platforms and audits: Covered platforms would need written policies, reporting systems with substantive replies within 10 days, and independent third-party audits not later than 1 year after enactment and annually thereafter. Audit reports must include counts of U.S. minors, time-spent metrics, safeguards usage, and data practices and be submitted to the Federal Trade Commission within 30 days after completion. - Enforcement and states: The Federal Trade Commission would have authority to enforce violations under its existing powers. State attorneys general could bring civil actions but must notify the FTC first and face limits while a federal action is pending. - Kids Online Safety Council: The Department of Commerce would host a council to study risks and recommend standards. Appointments must be made within 180 days after the Act's effective date and the council must deliver a final report within 3 years and then terminate.

## Provisions PRIA read

- New safety rules for kids online: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would require covered platforms to set rules to protect minors. Platforms would have to address threats, sexual exploitation, drug and alcohol content, gambling, and deceptive financial practices. Platforms would have default protective settings and time limits for users the pl…
- Annual outside audits of platforms: benefit, medium. If enacted, each covered platform would need an independent third-party audit within one year of enactment and every year after. Audits would report things like the number of U.S. minor users, average time spent, policies and safeguards, counts of parental-tool use, and number of reports received.…
- FTC and state enforcement powers: benefit, medium. If enacted, violations of the Act would be treated as violations under the FTC Act and the Federal Trade Commission could use its full enforcement powers. Those FTC powers would take effect 18 months after enactment. State attorneys general could also sue on behalf of residents, but they generally…
- New Kids Online Safety Council: benefit, low. If enacted, the Secretary of Commerce would create a Kids Online Safety Council to advise Congress about risks and benefits to minors online. Appointments would be made within 180 days after the Act takes effect. The Council would give a final report within three years and would end 30 days after s…
- Federal rules override state laws: mixed, medium. If enacted, the bill would bar States and localities from making or enforcing laws that relate to this Act. That means a single national rule set would apply starting 18 months after enactment. The effect on residents would vary depending on whether prior state rules were stronger or weaker.

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6976: Duty Status Reform Act
- 119-hr-4312: SCORE Act
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7613: ALERT Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-6484 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6484)

## Related
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-6976: Duty Status Reform Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6976)
- [119-hr-4312: SCORE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4312)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-7613: ALERT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7613)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6484 (as of 2026-08-01).