introduced the Education Not Endless Scrolling Act, which would impose a 50% excise tax on digital advertising revenue above $2.5 billion, taxing the trillion-dollar social media corporations and directing those funds to one-on-one tutoring, vocational-technical schools, and local journalism
Impose a 50% excise tax on digital advertising revenue above $2.5 billion and direct the proceeds to one-on-one tutoring, vocational-technical schools, and local journalism.
Occurrences
introduced the Education Not Endless Scrolling Act, which would impose a 50% excise tax on digital advertising revenue above $2.5 billion, taxing the trillion-dollar social media corporations and directing those funds to one-on-one tutoring, vocational-technical schools, and local journalism.
Evidence
Latest Action: House - 12/01/2025 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce... Tracker: Tip | This bill has the status Introduced. Actions Overview: 12/01/2025 Introduced in House.
Mr. Auchincloss (for himself and Ms. Goodlander) introduced the following bill... Section 2 imposes a tax equal to 50 percent of the amount by which the taxpayer’s gross receipts... exceeds $2,500,000,000. Sections 3-5 create trust funds for Local Journalism Preservation, One-on-One Tutoring, and Career and Technical Education Support. Section 6 authorizes grants for individual tutoring programs, and section 7 supports career and technical education.
Representative Jake Auchincloss (D, MA-04) introduced the Education Not Endless Scrolling Act, which would impose a 50% excise tax on digital advertising revenue above $2.5 billion... and direct those funds to one-on-one tutoring, vocational-technical schools, and local journalism.
Auchincloss's House office announced that he introduced the Education Not Endless Scrolling Act. The release says the bill would impose a 50% excise tax on digital advertising revenue above $2.5 billion and direct funds to one-on-one tutoring, vocational-technical schools, and local journalism.
Congress.gov bill text for H.R. 6335 imposes a tax equal to 50% of covered digital advertising gross receipts above $2,500,000,000. It creates Local Journalism Preservation, One-on-One Tutoring, and Career and Technical Education Support trust funds, each tied to tax receipts.
Congress.gov lists H.R. 6335 as sponsored by Rep. Jake Auchincloss and shows only three actions, all on December 1, 2025: introduction and referral to the House Ways and Means and Education and Workforce committees. The tracker status remains Introduced, with no House passage, Senate passage, presentment, or public law shown.
Assessments
Auchincloss materially advanced the exact promised policy by sponsoring H.R. 6335, the Education Not Endless Scrolling Act, which matches the 50% excise tax above $2.5 billion and the specified funding uses. However, the latest official Congress.gov status still shows the bill only introduced and referred to House committees on December 1, 2025, with no House passage, Senate passage, presidential signature, public law, or implementation. Because the promised tax and funding streams have not been enacted, this is not delivered, but the serious matching legislative attempt merits an effort badge.
Auchincloss clearly acted on the promise by introducing H.R. 6335, the Education Not Endless Scrolling Act, which matches the claim’s specifics: a 50% excise tax on digital advertising revenue above $2.5 billion and allocation of proceeds to one-on-one tutoring, career and technical education, and local journalism. However, the available evidence shows the bill was only introduced and referred to committee, with no passage, enactment, or implementation. Under the rule that a serious legislative attempt without achieving the promised outcome is scored as never with an effort badge, this promise was attempted but not delivered.