H.R. 3149 · 119th Congress

App Store Accountability Act

Introduced on May 1, 2025 by John James (R-MI-10). 2 cosponsors, all from the sponsor's party. Latest action (Dec 11, 2025): Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
May 1, 2025
Cosponsors
2
0 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. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To safeguard children by providing parents with clear and accurate information about the apps downloaded and used by their children and to ensure proper parental consent is achieved, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Child safety and welfare
  • Computer security and identity theft
  • Computers and information technology
  • Consumer affairs
  • Data collection, sharing, protection
  • Digital media
  • Family relationships
  • Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
  • Federal preemption
  • Internet, web applications, social media
  • Licensing and registrations
  • Product safety and quality
  • Right of privacy
  • State and local government operations

Summary

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Sponsor and cosponsors

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

John JamesR-MI-10Sponsor

Republicans · 2

Roll calls

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

History

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  1. May 1, 2025Introduced in House
  2. May 1, 2025Introduced in House
  3. May 1, 2025 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  4. May 1, 2025 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
  5. Dec 11, 2025 · HouseSubcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  6. Dec 11, 2025 · HouseForwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.

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. APPLE INC.28 reports
    $13.2M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: APPLE INC$9,212 in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  2. COMPUTER AND COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION10 reports
  3. META PLATFORMS, INC.10 reports
    $31.4M reported (all issues)
  4. GRINDR LLC8 reports
    $2.7M reported (all issues)
  5. NCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATION8 reports
    $16.8M reported (all issues)
  6. VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.6 reports
    $9.8M reported (all issues)
  7. Disney Worldwide Services, Inc.5 reports
    $5.5M reported (all issues)
  8. ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION5 reports
    $7.1M reported (all issues)
  9. Google Client Services LLC5 reports
    $16.5M reported (all issues)
  10. INTERNET WORKS5 reports
    $200K reported (all issues)
  11. Snap Inc.5 reports
    $1.3M reported (all issues)
  12. EBAY INC4 reports
    $3.5M reported (all issues)
  13. PINTEREST, INC.4 reports
    $350K reported (all issues)
  14. X Corp. (formerly Twitter, Inc.)4 reports
    $760K reported (all issues)
  15. American Association for Justice3 reports
    $5.1M reported (all issues)
  16. American Principles Project3 reports
    $40K reported (all issues)
  17. COX ENTERPRISES3 reports
    $2.1M reported (all issues)
  18. Etsy3 reports
    $760K reported (all issues)
  19. FOOD MARKETPLACE INC.3 reports
    $2.1M reported (all issues)
  20. NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION3 reports
    $2.5M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION$2M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 93%
  21. NEWS MEDIA ALLIANCE3 reports
    $1.3M reported (all issues)
  22. National Retail Federation3 reports
    $5.8M reported (all issues)
  23. SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LLC3 reports
    $1.1M reported (all issues)
  24. Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA)3 reports
    $180K reported (all issues)
  25. The College Board3 reports
    $90K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION BOARD$2M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  26. Awesome, Inc.2 reports
    $9,000 reported (all issues)
  27. CTIA - THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION2 reports
    $3.6M reported (all issues)
  28. Digital Childhood Alliance2 reports
    $40K reported (all issues)
  29. ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION2 reports
    $20K reported (all issues)
  30. MICROSOFT CORPORATION2 reports
    $5.1M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: MICROSOFT CORPORATION$443M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  31. Meta Platforms, Inc. (formerly Facebook, Inc.2 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)
  32. Software & Information Industry Association2 reports
    $2.8M reported (all issues)
  33. TARGET CORPORATION2 reports
    $800K reported (all issues)
  34. ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM1 report
    $20K reported (all issues)
  35. American Civil Liberties Union1 report
    $720K reported (all issues)
  36. MATCH GROUP, INC.1 report
  37. MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION, INC.1 report
    $640K reported (all issues)
  38. Main Street Privacy Coalition1 report
    $90K reported (all issues)
  39. SALESFORCE, INC.1 report
    $790K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 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.