S. 1409 · 118th Congress

Kids Online Safety Act

Introduced on May 2, 2023 by Richard Blumenthal (D-CT). 72 cosponsors, 36 of them from another party. Latest action (Dec 13, 2023): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 287.

Stage
Reported by committee
Introduced
May 2, 2023
Cosponsors
72
36 from the other party
Policy area
Science, Technology, Communications
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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 protect the safety of children on the internet.

Subjects

  • Accounting and auditing
  • Advisory bodies
  • Business records
  • Child safety and welfare
  • Civil actions and liability
  • Computer security and identity theft
  • Computers and information technology
  • Congressional oversight
  • Consumer affairs
  • Federal district courts
  • Government information and archives
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Internet, web applications, social media
  • Jurisdiction and venue
  • Marketing and advertising
  • Product safety and quality
  • Public-private cooperation
  • Right of privacy
  • State and local courts
  • State and local government operations

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

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

Richard BlumenthalD-CTSponsor

Democrats · 34

Independents · 2

Republicans · 36

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 2, 2023Introduced in Senate
  2. May 2, 2023 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  3. Jul 27, 2023 · SenateCommittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
  4. Dec 13, 2023Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
  5. Dec 13, 2023 · SenateCommittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
  6. Dec 13, 2023 · SenatePlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 287.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

Analisa's mapping of committee jurisdiction to federal agencies; the bill may touch others, or none of these.

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. META PLATFORMS, INC.21 reports
    $29.1M reported (all issues)
  2. Google Client Services LLC19 reports
    $15.1M reported (all issues)
  3. MICROSOFT CORPORATION19 reports
    $11.5M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: MICROSOFT CORPORATION$443M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  4. Reset Tech Action16 reports
    $595.5K reported (all issues)
  5. American Security Fund15 reports
    $700K reported (all issues)
  6. NEWS MEDIA ALLIANCE15 reports
    $2.3M reported (all issues)
  7. COMPUTER AND COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION14 reports
    $490K reported (all issues)
  8. COMCAST CORPORATION13 reports
    Federal contractor: COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC$453.1K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  9. NCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATION13 reports
    $18.1M reported (all issues)
  10. AT&T Services, Inc.11 reports
    $12.5M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AT&T TECHNICAL SERVICES COMPANY, INC$10.2M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 94%
  11. American Association for Justice11 reports
    $4.9M reported (all issues)
  12. CTIA - THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION11 reports
    $22.9M reported (all issues)
  13. EBAY INC11 reports
    $7M reported (all issues)
  14. Disney Worldwide Services, Inc.10 reports
    $10.8M reported (all issues)
  15. ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION10 reports
    $7.2M reported (all issues)
  16. TRIPADVISOR LLC10 reports
    $460K reported (all issues)
  17. X Corp. (formerly Twitter, Inc.)10 reports
    $880K reported (all issues)
  18. ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION9 reports
    $165K reported (all issues)
  19. DIRECTV, LLC8 reports
    $3.4M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: DIRECTV, LLC$482.2K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  20. ROBLOX CORPORATION8 reports
    $394.2K reported (all issues)
  21. SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LLC8 reports
    $770K reported (all issues)
  22. TNC (US) Holdings, Inc.8 reports
    $1.1M reported (all issues)
  23. American Academy of Pediatrics7 reports
    $928K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS$442.6K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  24. American Psychological Association Services Inc.(FKA American Psychological Assn7 reports
    $2.9M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION$710.8K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  25. CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC.7 reports
    $13.5M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLC$130.5K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  26. Travel Tech: The Travel Technology Association7 reports
    $1.2M reported (all issues)
  27. Yahoo Inc, and var. subs/affiliates (FKA College Parent, L.P. DBA "Yahoo")7 reports
    $420K reported (all issues)
  28. Epic Games, Inc.6 reports
    $900K reported (all issues)
  29. Eventbrite, Inc.6 reports
    $430K reported (all issues)
  30. ISSUE ONE6 reports
    $110K reported (all issues)
  31. Liminex, Inc. dba GoGuardian)6 reports
    $180K reported (all issues)
  32. PINTEREST, INC.6 reports
    $210K reported (all issues)
  33. T-Mobile USA, Inc.6 reports
    $15.2M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: T-MOBILE USA, INC.$32.1M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  34. VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.6 reports
  35. AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION5 reports
    $1.2M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION$645K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  36. American Federation of Teachers5 reports
    $1.5M reported (all issues)
  37. American Library Association5 reports
    $474.8K reported (all issues)
  38. Aura Sub, LLC5 reports
    $200K reported (all issues)
  39. Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A.5 reports
    $93.5M reported (all issues)
  40. CloudFactors LLC5 reports

Reports filed in 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

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  • 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 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 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 5, 2026 · loaded Oct 5, 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.