HR 6291 119th Congress House Commerce Administrative law and regulatory procedures Child safety and welfare Civil actions and liability Computer security and identity theft Computers and information technology Consumer affairs Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Internet, web applications, social media Marketing and advertising Right of privacy State and local government operations Telephone and wireless communication

Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act

Introduced: November 25, 2025 Introduced by: Walberg, Tim Republican · Michigan See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps

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Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Dec 11, 2025

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by the Yeas and Nays: 14 - 10.

Dec 11, 2025

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

Nov 25, 2025

Introduced in House

Nov 25, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Nov 25, 2025

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

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What's happening now December 11, 2025

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by the Yeas and Nays: 14 - 10.

Hearings & markups 3

Full Committee Markup of Nine Bills
Markup Mar 5, 2026 · 10:00 AM EST · Energy and Commerce Committee
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

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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 75

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

ARENTFOX SCHIFF LLP
for COMPUTER & COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026
JGB & ASSOCIATES, LLC
for CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS OBO TARGET CORPORATION · Minnesota · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
for CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, INC.
for TARGET CORPORATION · Minnesota · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS
for AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS · Illinois · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
MASON CONSULTING, LLC
for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PEDIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONERS · New Jersey · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026

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Cosponsors 1

Lee, Laurel M.

Florida · Nov 25, 2025

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6291: Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6291/

MLA

"H.R. 6291: Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6291/.

Bluebook (legal)

H.R. 6291, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6291/.

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