# 119-s-4159: Sammy’s Law

119-s-4159, Sammy’s Law, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Husted, Jon [R-OH] (R-OH); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-08).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-4159
- Congress: 119
- Title: Sammy’s Law
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-03-20
- Sponsor: Sen. Husted, Jon [R-OH] (R-OH)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-08

## Summary

**Would let children or parents delegate control of a child’s social account to vetted safety apps.** It pairs that delegation with required, third-party APIs and hourly, machine-readable data transfers while limiting how that data can be used.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL] (R-AL), 2026-03-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] (D-VA), 2026-03-20T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- APIs for parents and children: benefit, high. This bill would require large social media sites to offer real-time APIs so a child or a parent (for children under 13) can delegate account management to a registered safety app. APIs must let apps manage settings, content, and get user data in machine-readable form at least once per hour. Platfor…
- Which platforms must comply: benefit, high. This bill would call a service "large" if it allows child use, supports child-to-child sharing, and either has over 100,000,000 monthly global users or makes more than $1,000,000,000 per year (the revenue test would be adjusted each year for inflation). Large services would have to follow the bill'…
- Rules for safety app providers: mixed, high. This bill would require any third-party safety software provider to register with the Federal Trade Commission before using the platforms' APIs. Registered providers would have to prove they are not controlled by certain foreign actors, only use child data to protect the child, not sell child data,…
- Federal preemption of state API rules: mixed, medium. This bill would stop States and localities from requiring large platforms to build the specific real-time APIs for child safety delegations described in the Act. It would not stop States from enforcing general consumer protection laws, tort or contract rules, fraud laws, or data-breach notification…
- FTC oversight and enforcement: mixed, medium. This bill would let the Federal Trade Commission treat violations as unfair or deceptive acts and use its normal enforcement powers. The Commission could deny, suspend, or permanently cancel a provider's registration for serious problems like gross negligence or misrepresentation. Providers would g…

## Related bills

- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-s-1639: American Innovation and Jobs Act
- 119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025
- 119-s-2211: Special Diabetes Program Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-s-1404: Combating Organized Retail Crime Act

## Sources
- [119-s-4159 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4159)

## Related
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1541)
- [119-s-1639: American Innovation and Jobs Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1639)
- [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241)
- [119-s-2211: Special Diabetes Program Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2211)
- [119-s-1404: Combating Organized Retail Crime Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1404)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4159 (as of 2026-10-08).