119th Congress · introduced in the House · Nov 21, 2025
Safer GAMING Act
Official title from Congress.gov
Latest action (Dec 11, 2025): Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
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Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Child safety and welfare · Computers and information technology · Consumer affairs · Digital media · Federal preemption · Fraud offenses and financial crimes · Internet, web applications, social media · Product safety and quality · Right of privacy · State and local government operations
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SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LLC · lobbying firm or registrant: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 21, 2026 · issue area: Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
$380,000
Spent on own lobbying
…n and Teens' Online Privacy Protection Act HR 2657 / S 4159, Sammy's Law HR 3149, App Store Accountability Act HR 6253, Algorithmic Choice and Transparency Act HR 6265, Safer GAMING Act HR 6333 / S 4349, Parents over Platforms Act HR 7757, KIDS Act S 1748, Kids Online Safety Act S 4407, CHATBOT Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE · lobbying firm or registrant: NVG, LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
$90,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…icy Framework for Artificial Intelligence. H.R.6291 - Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act. H.R.6484 - Kids Online Safety Act. H.R.7757 - KIDS Act. H.R.6265 - Safer GAMING Act. S.4407 Children's Health, Advancement, Trust, Boundaries, and Oversight in Technology (CHATBOT) Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NEWS MEDIA ALLIANCE · lobbying firm or registrant: NEWS MEDIA ALLIANCE
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Science/Technology
$600,000
Spent on own lobbying
…rship Act; H.R. 5360, AI Warnings And Resources for Education (AWARE) Act; H.R. 6499, Assessing Safety Tools for Parents and Minors Act; H.R. 2657, Sammys Law; H.R. 6265, Safer Guarding of Adolescents from Malicious Interactions on Network Games (GAMING) Act; H.R. 6273, Stop Profiling Youth and (SPY) Kids Act; H.R. 6253, Algori…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
META PLATFORMS, INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES · lobbying firm or registrant: META PLATFORMS, INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Computer Industry
$5,880,000
Spent on own lobbying
…O Fairness Act; H.R. 6253, Algorithmic Transparency and Choice Act; H.R. 6257, Safe Messaging for Kids Act of 2025; H.R. 6259, No Fentanyl on Social Media Act; H.R. 6265, Safer Guarding of Adolescents from Malicious Interactions on Network Games (GAMING) Act; H.R. 6273, Stop Profiling Youth and Kids Act; H.R. 6289, Promoting a…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
$1,370,000
Spent on own lobbying
Monitor and advocate for improvements to H.R. 6265 -- Safer Guarding of Adolescents from Malicious Interactions on Network Games Act (SAFER GAMING Act); Advocate for updates to P.L. 100-618 -- Video Privacy Pro…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC · lobbying firm or registrant: GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
$3,230,000
Spent on own lobbying
…rtnership Act H.R. 6499, Assessing Safety Tools for Parents and Minors Act H.R. 5360, AI Warnings And Resources for Education (AWARE) Act H.R. 2657, Sammys Law H.R. 6265, Safer Guarding of Adolescents from Malicious Interactions on Network Games (GAMING) Act H.R. 6273, Stop Profiling Youth and (SPY) Kids Act H.R. 6253, Algorith…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Science/Technology
$1,580,000
Spent on own lobbying
…DOWN Act. S.2937 AI LEAD Act. S.3023 - Safe Cloud Storage Act. H.R.6484 - Kids Online Safety Act. H.R.6291 - Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act. H.R.6265 - Safer GAMING Act. H.R.6273 - SPY Kids Act. H.R.6253 - Algorithmic Transparency and Choice Act. H.R.6489 - SAFE BOTs Act. H.R.6257 - SMK Act of 2025. H.R.3149…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SOFTWARE & INFORMATION INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION (SIIA) · lobbying firm or registrant: CROSSROADS STRATEGIES, LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Computer Industry
$60,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…nternet for Minors Act; H.R.6489, SAFE BOTs Act; H.R.6437, Kids Internet Safety Partnership Act; H.R.5360, AI Warnings And Resources for Education (AWARE) Act; H.R.6265, Safer Guarding of Adolescents from Malicious Interactions on Network Games (GAMING) Act; H.R.6499, Assessing Safety Tools for Parents and Minors Act; H.R.6273…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
TECHNET · lobbying firm or registrant: CROSSROADS STRATEGIES, LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Computer Industry
$80,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…nternet for Minors Act; H.R.6489, SAFE BOTs Act; H.R.6437, Kids Internet Safety Partnership Act; H.R.5360, AI Warnings And Resources for Education (AWARE) Act; H.R.6265, Safer Guarding of Adolescents from Malicious Interactions on Network Games (GAMING) Act; H.R.6499, Assessing Safety Tools for Parents and Minors Act; H.R.6273…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
COMPUTER & COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: KELSAY STRATEGIES LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 12, 2026 · issue area: Computer Industry
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…tnership Act H.R. 5360 - AI Warnings And Resources for Education (AWARE) Act H.R.6499 - Assessing Safety Tools for Parents and Minors Act H.R.2657 - Sammys Law H.R.6265 - Safer Guarding of Adolescents from Malicious Interactions on Network Games (GAMING) Act H.R.6273 - Stop Profiling Youth and (SPY) Kids Act H.R.6253 - Algorit…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
DISCORD INC · lobbying firm or registrant: KOUNTOUPES DENHAM CARR & REID, LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 6, 2026 · issue area: Science/Technology
$80,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Issues related to online safety and data privacy, including H.R. 6265, Safer GAMING Act and H.R. 7757, The KIDS Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
COMPUTER & COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: KELSAY STRATEGIES LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 21, 2026 · issue area: Computer Industry
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…tnership Act H.R. 5360 - AI Warnings And Resources for Education (AWARE) Act H.R.6499 - Assessing Safety Tools for Parents and Minors Act H.R.2657 - Sammys Law H.R.6265 - Safer Guarding of Adolescents from Malicious Interactions on Network Games (GAMING) Act H.R.6273 - Stop Profiling Youth and (SPY) Kids Act H.R.6253 - Algorit…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LLC · lobbying firm or registrant: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 21, 2026 · issue area: Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
$380,000
Spent on own lobbying
…n and Teens' Online Privacy Protection Act HR 2657 / S 4159, Sammy's Law HR 3149, App Store Accountability Act HR 6253, Algorithmic Choice and Transparency Act HR 6265, Safer GAMING Act HR 6333 / S 4349, Parents over Platforms Act HR 7757, KIDS Act S 1748, Kids Online Safety Act S 4407, CHATBOT Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NEWS MEDIA ALLIANCE · lobbying firm or registrant: NEWS MEDIA ALLIANCE
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 21, 2026 · issue area: Science/Technology
$475,000
Spent on own lobbying
…rship Act; H.R. 5360, AI Warnings And Resources for Education (AWARE) Act; H.R. 6499, Assessing Safety Tools for Parents and Minors Act; H.R. 2657, Sammys Law; H.R. 6265, Safer Guarding of Adolescents from Malicious Interactions on Network Games (GAMING) Act; H.R. 6273, Stop Profiling Youth and (SPY) Kids Act; H.R. 6253, Algori…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE · lobbying firm or registrant: NVG, LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
$90,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…icy Framework for Artificial Intelligence. H.R.6291 - Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act. H.R.6484 - Kids Online Safety Act. H.R.7757 - KIDS Act. H.R.6265 - Safer GAMING Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
META PLATFORMS, INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES · lobbying firm or registrant: META PLATFORMS, INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Computer Industry
$5,990,000
Spent on own lobbying
…rms Act; S. 4349 Parents Over Platforms Act; H.R. 6048, NDO Fairness Act; Issues related to the Communications, Video, and Technology Accessibility (CVTA) Act; H.R. 6265, Safer Guarding of Adolescents from Malicious Interactions on Network Games (GAMING) Act; H.R. 5360, AI Warnings And Resources for Education (AWARE) Act; H.R.…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
$1,390,000
Spent on own lobbying
Monitor and advocate for improvements to H.R. 6265 -- Safer Guarding of Adolescents from Malicious Interactions on Network Games Act (SAFER GAMING Act); Advocate for updates to P.L. 100-618 -- Video Privacy Pro…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC · lobbying firm or registrant: GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
$3,570,000
Spent on own lobbying
…rtnership Act H.R. 6499, Assessing Safety Tools for Parents and Minors Act H.R. 5360, AI Warnings And Resources for Education (AWARE) Act H.R. 2657, Sammys Law H.R. 6265, Safer Guarding of Adolescents from Malicious Interactions on Network Games (GAMING) Act H.R. 6273, Stop Profiling Youth and (SPY) Kids Act H.R. 6253, Algorith…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Science/Technology
$1,840,000
Spent on own lobbying
…DOWN Act. S.2937 AI LEAD Act. S.3023 - Safe Cloud Storage Act. H.R.6484 - Kids Online Safety Act. H.R.6291 - Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act. H.R.6265 - Safer GAMING Act. H.R.6273 - SPY Kids Act. H.R.6253 - Algorithmic Transparency and Choice Act. H.R.6489 - SAFE BOTs Act. H.R.6257 - SMK Act of 2025. H.R.3149…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
TECHNET · lobbying firm or registrant: CROSSROADS STRATEGIES, LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Computer Industry
$80,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…nternet for Minors Act; H.R.6489, SAFE BOTs Act; H.R.6437, Kids Internet Safety Partnership Act; H.R.5360, AI Warnings And Resources for Education (AWARE) Act; H.R.6265, Safer Guarding of Adolescents from Malicious Interactions on Network Games (GAMING) Act; H.R.6499, Assessing Safety Tools for Parents and Minors Act; H.R.6273…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SOFTWARE & INFORMATION INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION (SIIA) · lobbying firm or registrant: CROSSROADS STRATEGIES, LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Computer Industry
$60,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…nternet for Minors Act; H.R.6489, SAFE BOTs Act; H.R.6437, Kids Internet Safety Partnership Act; H.R.5360, AI Warnings And Resources for Education (AWARE) Act; H.R.6265, Safer Guarding of Adolescents from Malicious Interactions on Network Games (GAMING) Act; H.R.6499, Assessing Safety Tools for Parents and Minors Act; H.R.6273…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
DISCORD INC · lobbying firm or registrant: KOUNTOUPES DENHAM CARR & REID, LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 16, 2026 · issue area: Science/Technology
$80,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Issues related to online safety and data privacy, including H.R. 6265, Safer GAMING Act and H.R. 7757, The KIDS Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LLC · lobbying firm or registrant: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LLC
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 24, 2026 · issue area: Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
$390,000
Spent on own lobbying
…vacy Protection Act HR ____, Kids Online Safety Act HR 2657, Sammy's Law HR 3149, App Store Accountability Act HR 6253, Algorithmic Choice and Transparency Act HR 6265, Safer GAMING Act HR 7757, KIDS Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE · lobbying firm or registrant: NVG, LLC
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
$90,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…suring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence. H.R.6291 - Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act. H.R.6484 - Kids Online Safety Act. H.R.6265 - Safer GAMING Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
META PLATFORMS, INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES · lobbying firm or registrant: META PLATFORMS, INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Computer Industry
$7,080,000
Spent on own lobbying
…2025; H.R. 6333, Parents Over Platforms Act; H.R. 6048, NDO Fairness Act; Issues related to the Communications, Video, and Technology Accessibility (CVTA) Act; H.R. 6265, Safer Guarding of Adolescents from Malicious Interactions on Network Games (GAMING) Act; H.R. 5360, AI Warnings And Resources for Education (AWARE) Act; H.R.…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing