Empowering Parents To Protect Kids Online

House Committee on Energy and Commerce · March 13, 2026

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Dangers to children on social media

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A lawmaker warned that children face multiple online harms—"online predators, exploitation, drug sales, suicide encouragement, and trafficking networks"—that actively target young users and framed those threats as the core problem the bill addresses.

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A lawmaker presented "Sammy's Law" to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, arguing the bill would let parents use third-party safety software to detect online harms to children while imposing FTC registration, annual audits, and a prohibition on selling children's data. The transcript records only the presentation; no vote or further debate is shown.

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