Extends the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act to cover teens aged 13 to 16 and to apps, restricting how companies collect, share, keep, and delete their personal information.

Official title: Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act

Next stop House: awaiting action

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House

Received 16-MAR-2026

Senate

Introduced 04-MAR-2025

Referred 04-MAR-2025

Approved by committee 25-JUN-2025

Reported 27-JAN-2026

On the calendar 27-JAN-2026

Passed 05-MAR-2026

Key points

Requires verifiable consent from a parent or teen before collecting or sharing personal information for purposes beyond the original ones disclosed
Bans individual-specific advertising to children and teens based on their personal information, and limits retention of their data to what is reasonably necessary
Gives parents and teens rights to review, correct, and delete collected information, and requires operators to keep it secure
Directs the Federal Trade Commission to report on app store oversight and annual enforcement, and requires a GAO study of teens' privacy and mental health when using financial technology products

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Committee referrals (1)

Policy area

Commerce

Sponsor Edward J. Markey (D-MA) Cosponsors · 21

■ 13 D■ 7 R■ 1 I

13 Democrats

7 Republicans

1 Independent