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HRES 721 117th Congress House Science, Technology, Communications

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: October 15, 2021 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)
Oct 18, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
Oct 15, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Oct 15, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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

What's happening now October 18, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.

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Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Oct 15, 2021
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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.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-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.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-721/.
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H. Res. 721, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-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/117-HRES-721/)
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