H.R. 6289 119th Congress House

Promoting a Safe Internet for Minors Act

Official title: To amend the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to promote online safety for minors, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 25, 2025 Introduced by: Laurel M. Lee Republican · Florida See on congress.gov

Commerce Child safety and welfareCongressional oversightEducational guidanceInternet, web applications, social mediaPublic-private cooperation

Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Dec 11, 2025

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

Dec 11, 2025

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.

Nov 25, 2025

Introduced in House

Nov 25, 2025

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.

Nov 25, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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What's happening now December 11, 2025

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.

Hearings & markups 2

Markup of 18 Bills
Markup Dec 11, 2025 · 10:15 AM EST · Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee
Legislative Solutions to Protect Children and Teens Online
Hearing Dec 2, 2025 · 10:15 AM EST · Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee

Related & companion bills 1

Bill text 1 version

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Committees of jurisdiction 2

Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Energy and Commerce Committee
Energy and Commerce Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 26

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

NEWS MEDIA ALLIANCE
for NEWS MEDIA ALLIANCE · Virginia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
META PLATFORMS, INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES
for META PLATFORMS, INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC
for GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
CROSSROADS STRATEGIES, LLC
for SOFTWARE & INFORMATION INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION (SIIA) · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
CROSSROADS STRATEGIES, LLC
for TECHNET · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
KELSAY STRATEGIES LLC
for COMPUTER & COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
26 filings
SENATE
26 filings
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)
10 filings
White House Office
10 filings
Executive Office of the President (EOP)
9 filings
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
8 filings
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
8 filings
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
6 filings

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Cosponsors 4

Vindman, Eugene Simon

Virginia · Dec 17, 2025

Soto, Darren

Florida · Nov 25, 2025

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6289: Promoting a Safe Internet for Minors Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6289/

MLA

"H.R. 6289: Promoting a Safe Internet for Minors Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6289/.

Bluebook (legal)

H.R. 6289, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6289/.

Markdown link

[H.R. 6289: Promoting a Safe Internet for Minors Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6289/)