S. 1418 · 118th Congress

Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act

Introduced on May 3, 2023 by Edward J. Markey (D-MA). 22 cosponsors, 8 of them from another party. Latest action (Dec 13, 2023): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 288.

Stage
Reported by committee
Introduced
May 3, 2023
Cosponsors
22
8 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 teens, 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, web applications, social media
  • Marketing and advertising
  • Right of privacy
  • State and local government operations
  • Telephone and wireless communication

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.

Edward J. MarkeyD-MASponsor

Democrats · 12

Independents · 2

Republicans · 8

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 3, 2023Introduced in Senate
  2. May 3, 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. 288.

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. Google Client Services LLC20 reports
    $15.1M reported (all issues)
  2. META PLATFORMS, INC.19 reports
    $29.1M reported (all issues)
  3. MICROSOFT CORPORATION14 reports
    $11.5M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: MICROSOFT CORPORATION$443M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  4. Disney Worldwide Services, Inc.11 reports
    $12.2M reported (all issues)
  5. AT&T Services, Inc.10 reports
    $12.5M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AT&T TECHNICAL SERVICES COMPANY, INC$10.2M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 94%
  6. CTIA - THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION10 reports
    $22.9M reported (all issues)
  7. X Corp. (formerly Twitter, Inc.)10 reports
    $880K reported (all issues)
  8. American Association for Justice8 reports
    $3.7M reported (all issues)
  9. American Civil Liberties Union8 reports
    $3.7M reported (all issues)
  10. NCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATION8 reports
  11. ROBLOX CORPORATION8 reports
    $394.2K reported (all issues)
  12. 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%
  13. Yahoo Inc, and var. subs/affiliates (FKA College Parent, L.P. DBA "Yahoo")7 reports
    $420K reported (all issues)
  14. NEWS MEDIA ALLIANCE6 reports
    $2.3M reported (all issues)
  15. T-Mobile USA, Inc.6 reports
    $15.2M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: T-MOBILE USA, INC.$32.1M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  16. AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION5 reports
    $1.2M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION$645K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  17. American Academy of Pediatrics5 reports
    $928K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS$442.6K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  18. American Federation of Teachers5 reports
    $1.5M reported (all issues)
  19. American Heart Association5 reports
    $1.5M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION, INC.$333.7K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  20. Aura Sub, LLC5 reports
    $200K reported (all issues)
  21. CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC.5 reports
    $13.5M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLC$130.5K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  22. CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION5 reports
  23. Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A.5 reports
    $93.5M reported (all issues)
  24. CloudFactors LLC5 reports
  25. Competitive Carriers Association5 reports
    $800K reported (all issues)
  26. ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION5 reports
    $7.2M reported (all issues)
  27. FOX CORPORATION5 reports
    $5.3M reported (all issues)
  28. MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION, INC.5 reports
    $4M reported (all issues)
  29. Motion Picture Association of America5 reports
    $300K reported (all issues)
  30. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS5 reports
    $14.9M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERSAI match · 100%
  31. NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION5 reports
    $4.4M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION$2M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 93%
  32. National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners5 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)
  33. National Retail Federation5 reports
    $6.2M reported (all issues)
  34. PARAMOUNT GLOBAL5 reports
    $7.5M reported (all issues)
  35. Reddit, Inc.5 reports
    $300K reported (all issues)
  36. Software & Information Industry Association5 reports
    $3.8M reported (all issues)
  37. TECHNOLOGY NETWORK AKA TECHNET5 reports
    $3.9M reported (all issues)
  38. Yahoo Inc. and var. subs/affiliates5 reports
    $870K reported (all issues)
  39. ACT Education Corp (fka ACT, Inc.)4 reports
    $70K reported (all issues)
  40. COMCAST CORPORATION4 reports
    Federal contractor: COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC$453.1K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%

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 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 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 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 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.