119th Congress · introduced in the House · Apr 13, 2026
Parents Decide Act
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Latest action (Apr 13, 2026): Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Apr 13, 2026)
Parents Decide Act
This bill establishes age-verification requirements for providers of operating systems, which includes software that supports the basic functions of a computer, mobile device, or other general purpose computing device.
First, operating system providers must require users to provide their date of birth to set up an account on, and use, the operating system. If the user is under 18 years old, the operating system must require a parent or legal guardian to verify the user's date of birth.
Additionally, operating system providers must develop a system to allow app developers to access information necessary to verify the date of birth of a user of the developer's app.
The bill provides for enforcement of these requirements by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
The FTC also must issue regulations on how operating system providers can (1) verify the date of birth of a parent or legal guardian and carry out requirements for verifying the ages of users, (2) secure data collected through the verification process, and (3) ensure parents or legal guardians have control over what users who are under 18 years old are able to access on a device.
The FTC must brief Congress on the rulemaking process and report on how operating system providers carry out the requirements of the bill.
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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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
…ty Tools for Parents and Minors Act; H.R. 6732, Coercion and Sexual Abuse Free Environment (CSAFE) Act; H.R. 7757, Kids Internet and Digital Safety (KIDS) Act; H.R. 8250, Parents Decide Act; H.R. 8283, Deterring American AI Model Theft Act of 2026; H.R. 8327/S. 4322, Communications, Video, and Technology Accessibility Act of 20…
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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
…and Establishing Consumer Uniform Rights and Enforcement over Data Act (SECURE Data Act); S. 836, Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0); H.R. 8250, Parents Decide Act; H.R. 9340, Ratepayer Protection Act
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