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Calling for the establishment of an app ratings board to enforce consistent and accurate age and content ratings of apps on internet-ready devices and calling on technology companies to ensure the…

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Calling for the establishment of an app ratings board to enforce consistent and accurate age and content ratings of apps on internet-ready devices and calling on technology companies to ensure the implementation of user-friendly and streamlined parental controls on devices used by minors.

Introduced: November 20, 2019 Introduced by: Johnson, Mike Republican · Louisiana See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Nov 21, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
Nov 20, 2019
Introduced in House
Nov 20, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution calls for (1) technology and application (app) development companies to establish an app rating board to establish new criteria for age-appropriate app ratings, and (2) technology companies to manufacture internet-ready devices with user-friendly parental controls and default safety settings.

What's happening now November 21, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 1 Republican 3
Hartzler, Vicky
· Oct 16, 2020
 R
Banks, Jim
Indiana · May 1, 2020
Conaway, K.
· May 1, 2020
 R
Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · May 1, 2020
 R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · May 1, 2020
 D
McBath, Lucy
Georgia · Mar 2, 2020
Meadows, Mark
· Jan 3, 2020
Flores, Bill
· Dec 11, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 721: Calling for the establishment of an app ratings board to enforce consistent and accurate age and content ratings of apps on internet-ready devices and calling on technology companies to ensure the implementation of user-friendly and streamlined parental controls on devices used by minors.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-721/
MLA
"H. Res. 721: Calling for the establishment of an app ratings board to enforce consistent and accurate age and content ratings of apps on internet-ready devices and calling on technology companies to ensure the implementation of user-friendly and streamlined parental controls on devices used by minors.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-721/.
Bluebook (legal)
H. Res. 721, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-721/.
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[H. Res. 721: Calling for the establishment of an app ratings board to enforce consistent and accurate age and content ratings of apps on internet-ready devices and calling on technology companies to ensure the implementation of user-friendly and streamlined parental controls on devices used by minors.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-721/)
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