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Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act

Introduced: May 13, 2021 Introduced by: Markey, Edward J. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 15, 2022
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 658.
Dec 15, 2022
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Jul 27, 2022
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
May 13, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
May 13, 2021
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Children and Teens' Online Privacy Protection Act

This bill extends to minors (ages 12–16) privacy protections previously applicable only to children (ages 0–12) and otherwise establishes greater online privacy protections for children and minors.

Specifically, the bill prohibits an operator of a website, online service, online application, or mobile application directed to, or used or reasonably likely to be used by, a child or minor from collecting the user's personal information without

  • providing notice and obtaining consent,
  • providing a parent or minor with certain information upon request,
  • conditioning participation by a user on the provision of personal information,
  • establishing and maintaining reasonable procedures to protect the personal information collected from users.

The bill also prohibits targeted marketing directed to a child or directed to a minor without the minor's consent.

What's happening now December 15, 2022

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 658.

 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Lobbying activity 5

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

  • MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC.
    for TNC (US) HOLDINGS, INC. (FORMERLY NIELSEN) · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026
  • MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC.
    for TNC (US) HOLDINGS, INC. (FORMERLY NIELSEN) · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
  • MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC.
    for TNC (US) HOLDINGS, INC. (FORMERLY NIELSEN) · District of Columbia · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2025
  • MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC.
    for TNC (US) HOLDINGS, INC. (FORMERLY NIELSEN) · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2025
  • MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC.
    for TNC (US) HOLDINGS, INC. (FORMERLY NIELSEN) · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2025
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2
D
Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Sep 21, 2021
 R
Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Sep 21, 2021
 R
Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · May 13, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1628: Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1628/
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"S. 1628: Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1628/.
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S. 1628, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1628/.
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