S. 1586 119th Congress Senate

App Store Accountability Act

Official title: A bill to safeguard children by providing parents with clear and accurate information about the apps downloaded and used by their children and to ensure proper… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to safeguard children by providing parents with clear and accurate information about the apps downloaded and used by their children and to ensure proper parental consent is achieved, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 1, 2025 Introduced by: Mike Lee Republican · Utah See on congress.gov

Commerce Administrative law and regulatory proceduresChild safety and welfareComputer security and identity theftComputers and information technology

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Consumer affairsData collection, sharing, protectionDigital mediaFamily relationshipsFederal Trade Commission (FTC)Federal preemptionInternet, web applications, social mediaLicensing and registrationsProduct safety and qualityRight of privacyState and local government operations

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May 1, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

May 1, 2025

Introduced in Senate

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What's happening now May 1, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Related & companion bills 1

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Senate

Lobbying activity 141

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

APPLE INC.
for APPLE INC · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES
for VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
SIIA
for SOFTWARE & INFORMATION INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION, INC.
for MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION INC · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
DISNEY WORLDWIDE SERVICES, INC.
for DISNEY WORLDWIDE SERVICES INC · District of Columbia · 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)

Bodies those filers lobbied

SENATE
140 filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
139 filings
White House Office
47 filings
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
46 filings
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
45 filings
Treasury, Dept of
37 filings
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
35 filings
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
28 filings

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1586: App Store Accountability Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1586/

MLA

"S. 1586: App Store Accountability Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1586/.

Bluebook (legal)

S. 1586, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1586/.

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[S. 1586: App Store Accountability Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1586/)