House advances Stop Harm From Addictive Social Media Act on second reading
Mar 31, 2026
On second reading the House advanced H.45-91, the Stop Harm From Addictive Social Media Act, a bill to require age-estimation defaults and parental-consent safeguards for covered social platforms; sponsors said the approach uses age estimation not ID verification. The committee report and amendments clarified definitions and enforcement mechanisms.
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The House took up H.45-91, the Stop Harm From Addictive Social Media Act, on second reading. Representative Travis Moore (committee) summarized the bill, describing age-estimation default settings, parental-consent tools, privacy protections for child accounts, and civil remedies. He said the bill targets platform conduct and algorithmic features rather than content.
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