U.S. Senators Katie Britt (R-Ala.) and John Fetterman’s (D-Pa.) legislation, the Stop the Scroll Act, which would create a mental health warning label requirement for users under the age of 18 on social media platforms, today passed the Senate Commerce Committee.
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Occurrences
the Stop the Scroll Act "will do a pop up screen" warning about mental health effects
Evidence
Senators Britt and Fetterman “today introduced the Stop the Scroll Act, which would create a mental health warning label requirement for social media platforms.” The release says the bill would require a warning label, including for adolescents, and provide access to mental health resources.
Congress.gov lists Sen. Britt as sponsor and says the bill was introduced on 05/22/2025. The page states the bill’s status is “Introduced,” with the latest action being referral to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
The Senate Commerce Committee said it “passed by voice vote” S.1885, the Stop the Scroll Act, as amended, during its April 14, 2026 executive session.
Congress.gov gives the introduced title for S.5150 as “A bill to require the Federal Trade Commission, with the concurrence of the Secretary of Health and Human Services acting through the Surgeon General, to implement a mental health warning label on social media platforms, and for other purposes.”
"S.1885, Stop the Scroll Act, as amended by the Fetterman substitute, Duckworth 1, and Fetterman 1" was listed among the measures "Passed by voice vote" during the Senate Commerce Committee's April 14, 2026 executive session.
The bill page shows Sen. Britt as sponsor, with the latest action still "Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation" and the tracker stating the bill has the status "Introduced."
Assessments
Britt fulfilled the promise to support legislation by sponsoring and introducing the Stop the Scroll Act in the 118th Congress in 2024, a federal bill requiring mental health warning labels on social media platforms. She continued the effort by reintroducing S.1885 in the 119th Congress, and the Senate Commerce Committee later advanced it by voice vote in April 2026. Because the claim was to support legislation, not necessarily secure final enactment, her sponsorship and committee advancement satisfy the promise within her Senate term.
The promise was to support legislation requiring mental health warning labels for users under 18 on social media platforms, not necessarily to secure enactment. In her Senate term, Britt sponsored/introduced the Stop the Scroll Act, whose stated purpose was to require FTC/HHS implementation of mental health warning labels on social media platforms, matching the core policy. Later committee advancement in 2026 further supports material advancement, but the promise was already satisfied by her direct sponsorship/support in the same Senate term.