"Sammy's Law would require large social media platforms to permit parents to receive safety notifications."
Support legislation requiring large social media platforms to permit parents to receive safety notifications.
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Evidence
Senators Katie Britt, Jon Husted, and Mark Warner introduced Sammy’s Law. The release says the bill would require large social media platforms to permit parents to receive safety notifications through FTC-regulated third-party safety providers, giving parents tools to shield their children from harm.
GovInfo lists S. 4159, Sammy’s Law, introduced in the Senate by Mr. Husted for himself, Mrs. Britt, and Mr. Warner and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. The full title states it would require large social media platform providers to create and make available APIs so a child or parent may delegate permission to a third-party safety software provider to manage the child's online interactions, content, and account settings.
Britt said she introduced Sammy's Law with Husted and Warner to give parents the right to receive safety notifications through FTC-regulated third-party providers.
The bill text says it was introduced in the Senate and referred to the committee; it creates APIs so a child or parent can delegate safety software access.
Senator Britt's office reported that Britt, Jon Husted, and Mark Warner introduced Sammy's Law, a bipartisan bill requiring large social media platforms to permit parent safety notifications through FTC-regulated third-party safety providers.
The bill text lists Mr. Husted, Mrs. Britt, and Mr. Warner as introducing Sammy's Law and states it would require large social media platform providers to make real-time APIs available to third-party safety software providers.
Assessments
The promise was to support legislation requiring large social media platforms to permit parent safety notifications. During Britt's current Senate term, she was listed as an introducer/cosponsor of Sammy's Law, which directly matches that policy by requiring large platforms to provide parent-authorized safety notification access through regulated third-party safety providers. Because the commitment was to support legislation rather than secure enactment, introduction and sponsorship satisfy the promise.
The promise was to support legislation, not to enact the policy outright. In March 2026, Britt materially fulfilled that promise by helping introduce and back Sammy's Law, which specifically would require large social media platforms to permit parent-directed safety access through third-party providers and was referred in the Senate during her current term. Because the core commitment was legislative support and she took concrete sponsorship action matching the promise, this counts as delivered even though the bill had not yet become law.
Katie Britt materially supported legislation matching the promise by cosponsoring/introducing Sammy's Law in the 119th Congress, which would require large social media platforms to permit parent-enabled safety notifications through third-party safety providers. However, the evidence shows the bill was only introduced and referred to committee, with no enactment or implemented federal requirement. This is a serious legislative attempt but not fulfillment of the promised policy outcome.