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SMART Act

Introduced: July 30, 2019 Introduced by: Hawley, Josh Republican · Missouri See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 116th Congress ended
It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Jul 30, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Jul 30, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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Social Media Addiction Reduction Technology Act or the SMART Act

This bill requires social media companies to structure their platforms in a manner calculated to reduce the risks of internet addiction.

The bill prohibits social media companies from using infinite scroll, auto refill, and autoplay functions and restricts them from giving users awards for higher levels of engagement. The bill further instructs social media companies to automatically limit users' time spent on their platforms across all devices to a default of 30 minutes per day and to implement regular stopping points designed to end scrolling after 3 minutes. Social media companies are also charged to conspicuously display a notification at least twice an hour showing users how much time they have spent on the platform that day.

What's happening now July 30, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2314: SMART Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2314/
MLA
"S. 2314: SMART Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2314/.
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S. 2314, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2314/.
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[S. 2314: SMART Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2314/)
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