S. 1628 · 117th Congress

Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act

Introduced on May 13, 2021 by Edward J. Markey (D-MA). 3 cosponsors, 2 of them from another party. Latest action (Dec 15, 2022): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 658.

Stage
Reported by committee
Introduced
May 13, 2021
Cosponsors
3
2 from the other party
Policy area
Commerce
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

A bill to amend the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to strengthen protections relating to the online collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and minors, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Child safety and welfare
  • Civil actions and liability
  • Computer security and identity theft
  • Computers and information technology
  • Consumer affairs
  • Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
  • Internet and video services
  • Internet, web applications, social media
  • Marketing and advertising
  • Right of privacy
  • State and local government operations
  • Telephone and wireless communication

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Reported to Senate, Dec 15, 2022). Public domain.

Children and Teens' Online Privacy Protection Act

This bill extends to minors (ages 12–16) privacy protections previously applicable only to children (ages 0–12) and otherwise establishes greater online privacy protections for children and minors.

Specifically, the bill prohibits an operator of a website, online service, online application, or mobile application directed to, or used or reasonably likely to be used by, a child or minor from collecting the user's personal information without

  • providing notice and obtaining consent,
  • providing a parent or minor with certain information upon request,
  • conditioning participation by a user on the provision of personal information,
  • establishing and maintaining reasonable procedures to protect the personal information collected from users.

The bill also prohibits targeted marketing directed to a child or directed to a minor without the minor's consent.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Edward J. MarkeyD-MASponsor

Democrats · 1

Republicans · 2

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. May 13, 2021Introduced in Senate
  2. May 13, 2021 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  3. Jul 27, 2022 · SenateCommittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
  4. Dec 15, 2022Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
  5. Dec 15, 2022 · SenateCommittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
  6. Dec 15, 2022 · SenatePlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 658.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. Liminex, Inc. dba GoGuardian)6 reports
    $140K reported (all issues)
  2. MEDTRONIC INC.5 reports
    $5M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: MEDTRONIC USA INC$10M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  3. NCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATION5 reports
    $18.1M reported (all issues)
  4. TNC (US) Holdings, Inc. (formerly NIELSEN)5 reports
    $200K reported (all issues)
  5. TNC (US) Holdings, Inc.2 reports
    $260K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.