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Assessing Safety Tools for Parents and Minors Act
To require the Federal Trade Commission to submit a report on industry efforts to promote online safety for minors, and for other purposes.
Summary
HR 6499 would require the Federal Trade Commission to review industry efforts to promote online safety for minors, including parental controls, safety tools, age-appropriate content labels, and privacy settings. The FTC must consult with industry, parents, technology experts, privacy experts, and mental health experts during the review. The FTC would assess the effectiveness of these industry efforts in reducing online harms to minors and provide recommendations for industry, Congress, and federal agencies. The FTC must submit its report and findings to Congress within three years of the bill's enactment.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1] (R-ID)
3 cosponsors
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Russ Fulcher’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- TREE TOP RANCHES $12,000
- HARRIS FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP $8,267
- NULL $7,550
- THE PACIFIC COMPANIES $6,600
- ULINE $6,600
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Russ Fulcher → · Outside spending →
Actions (5)
- Dec 11, 2025 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote. · house
- Dec 11, 2025 Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held · house
- Dec 9, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade. · house
- Dec 9, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. · house
- Dec 9, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
December 9, 2025
Mr. Fulcher (for himself and Mr. Landsman) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To require the Federal Trade Commission to submit a report on industry efforts to promote online safety for minors, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Assessing Safety Tools for Parents and Minors Act”.
SEC. 2. INDUSTRY REVIEW AND REPORT.
(a) Review.—Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission, in consultation with industry, parents, experts in communications technologies and parental controls, experts in privacy, mental health experts, and other appropriate entities as determined by the Commission, shall—
(1) initiate a review of industry efforts to promote online safety for minors through education, parental and child safety tools, age-appropriate labels for content, privacy and other safety settings, or other relevant technologies or initiatives; and
(2) examine the effectiveness of industry efforts identified in paragraph (1) to mitigate online harms for minors and provide recommendations for industry, Congress, and agencies to improve online safety for minors.
(b) Submission of Report.—Not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report with the findings and recommendations resulting from the review described in subsection (a).
(c) Exemption.—This Act is exemption from subchapter I of chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code (commonly known as the Paperwork Reduction Act).
(d) Definitions.—In this Act:
(1) Commission.—The term “Commission” means the Federal Trade Commission.
(2) Minor.—The term “minor” means an individual under the age of 17. <all>
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