Coming into this Congress, we knew that protecting children and teens online would be one of the most significant challenges this committee would have to address... we worked across the aisle for many months and have now found common ground on policies to significantly improve the digital environment for kids... Through empowering parents, establishing safety as a default, strengthening privacy for children and teens, increasing transparency around data brokers, and holding Big Tech accountable, the KIDS Act delivers the 21st century protections parents have demanded and our kids deserve.
Brett Guthrie will advance bipartisan legislation to improve online safety and privacy protections for children and teens.
Occurrences
congressional Republicans are advancing meaningful legislation to protect kids, empower parents and guardians
Evidence
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The House bill text identifies H.R. 7757 as the "Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act" and says it is "To protect children and teens online." It records that "Mr. Guthrie introduced the following bill" on March 3, 2026.
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The table of contents includes "Subtitle A—Kids Online Safety," "Safeguards for minors, parental tools, and teen messaging controls," and "TITLE VI—KIDS PRIVACY PROTECTIONS," including "COPPA 2.0" and "Online collection, use, disclosure, and deletion of personal information of children and teens."
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The bill would require platforms to give minors safeguards such as limiting communications, restricting geolocation sharing, controlling personalized recommendations, and defaulting safeguards to the most protective privacy and safety level. Its privacy title would bar certain collection, use, disclosure, maintenance, and targeted advertising uses of children’s and teens’ personal information.
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Speaker Johnson’s office stated that the House passed H.R. 7757, the KIDS Act, on June 29, 2026, described it as "bipartisan," and quoted Johnson commending Chairman Guthrie for "working across the aisle."
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Ranking Member Frank Pallone called H.R. 7757 "bipartisan legislation to protect kids online" and said, "I am proud to lead this legislation alongside Chairman Guthrie." He said the bill protects kids and teens, limits harmful design features, expands privacy protections to teens up to age 17, bans targeted advertising to kids and teens, and addresses data brokers selling minors’ data.
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Axios reported that the House passed the KIDS Act on June 29, 2026, after broad bipartisan support, by a 267-117 vote, and sent the online-safety package to the Senate. It also reported that key senators said the bill had little chance of advancing in its current form.
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GovInfo lists H.R. 7757 (RFS) as the Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act, with last action date July 13, 2026: "Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation." The full title is "An Act To protect children and teens online, empower parents and strengthen families, and for other purposes."
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The House Clerk records Roll Call 228 for H.R. 7757 on June 29, 2026. Vote question: "On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended" for the KIDS Act. Status: Passed. Vote total: 267 yea, 117 nay, 47 not voting. Party totals show 162 Republican yeas, 104 Democratic yeas, and 1 Independent yea. The roll call lists Guthrie, Republican, Kentucky, voting Yea.
Assessments
Guthrie directly advanced matching federal legislation in office: he introduced H.R. 7757, the Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act, which addressed online safety and privacy protections for children and teens, including safeguards, parental tools, teen privacy protections, and limits on targeted advertising/data practices. The House passed it on June 29, 2026 with bipartisan support, Guthrie voted yea, and the bill was sent to the Senate and referred to Senate Commerce on July 13, 2026. The promise was to advance bipartisan legislation, not necessarily secure enactment, so House passage and Senate referral satisfy delivery in the same term.
The promise was to advance bipartisan federal legislation, not necessarily to secure final enactment. Guthrie introduced H.R. 7757, the Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act, during his current House term, and the bill directly addresses online safety and privacy protections for children and teens. It was advanced materially by passing the House on June 29, 2026 with bipartisan support and was publicly credited to Guthrie's cross-party work with Pallone. Senate enactment remained unresolved, but House passage satisfies the promised action to advance bipartisan legislation.