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Assessing Safety Tools for Parents and Minors Act

Introduced: December 9, 2025 Introduced by: Fulcher, Russ Republican · Idaho 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 Voice Vote.

Dec 11, 2025

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

Dec 9, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Dec 9, 2025

Introduced in House

Dec 9, 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 Voice Vote.

Hearings & markups 1

Markup of 18 Bills
Markup Dec 11, 2025 · 10:15 AM EST · Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee

Bill text 1 version

Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML

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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 12

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

THE JEWISH FEDERATIONS OF NORTH AMERICA
for JEWISH FEDERATIONS OF NORTH AMERICA · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
META PLATFORMS, INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES
for META PLATFORMS, INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
NEWS MEDIA ALLIANCE
for NEWS MEDIA ALLIANCE · Virginia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC
for GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
CROSSROADS STRATEGIES, LLC
for SOFTWARE & INFORMATION INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION (SIIA) · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
CROSSROADS STRATEGIES, LLC
for TECHNET · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026

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Cosponsors 3

Castro, Joaquin

Texas · May 20, 2026

Vindman, Eugene Simon

Virginia · Jan 6, 2026

Landsman, Greg

Ohio · Dec 9, 2025

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6499: Assessing Safety Tools for Parents and Minors Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6499/

MLA

"H.R. 6499: Assessing Safety Tools for Parents and Minors Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6499/.

Bluebook (legal)

H.R. 6499, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6499/.

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[H.R. 6499: Assessing Safety Tools for Parents and Minors Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6499/)