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To direct the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service to develop recommendations for screen time limits for children to promote healthy development and well-being, and for other purposes.
Summary
The SMART Kids Act directs the Surgeon General to develop evidence-based recommendations for screen time limits for children to promote healthy development. The Surgeon General must create separate recommendations for six age groups ranging from infants to 18-year-olds and may develop additional recommendations based on whether certain types of screen time are less harmful. The recommendations must be developed in coordination with an independent entity with no financial conflicts of interest. The Surgeon General must publish the recommendations on the Department of Health and Human Services website and submit them to Congress within one year of the law's enactment.
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Sponsor (1)
7 cosponsors
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Christopher R. Deluzio’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- CHARLES & LYNN SCHUSTERMAN FAMILY PHIL $19,800
- BERKSHIRE PARTNERS $15,257
- TITAN ROBOTICS INC $14,000
- CLEARY GOTTLIEB STEEN & HAMILTON LLP $12,900
- UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH $11,635
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Actions (2)
- May 12, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. · house
- May 12, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 12, 2026
Mr. Deluzio (for himself and Mrs. Houchin) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To direct the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service to develop recommendations for screen time limits for children to promote healthy development and well-being, 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 “Screen-time Management And Recommendations for Teens and Kids Act” or the “SMART Kids Act”.
SEC. 2. SCREEN TIME LIMIT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CHILDREN.
(a) In General.—The Surgeon General of the Public Health Service shall develop recommendations for screen time limits for children to promote healthy development and well-being. Such recommendations shall be evidence-informed.
(b) Age-Based Recommendations.—In carrying out subsection (a), the Surgeon General shall develop separate recommendations for—
(1) ages 0 to 2 years;
(2) ages 2 to 5 years;
(3) ages 5 to 8 years;
(4) ages 8 to 13 years;
(5) ages 13 to 16 years; and
(6) ages 16 to 18 years.
(c) Qualitative Recommendations.—In carrying out subsection (a), the Surgeon General may, in addition to the separate recommendations by age group required under subsection (b), develop recommendations based on qualitative factors, including whether certain types of screen time may be less harmful to children than others.
(d) Coordination With Independent Entity.—The Surgeon General shall develop the recommendations under subsection (a) in coordination with an independent entity to be selected by the Surgeon General. In making such selection, the Surgeon General shall ensure that the entity does not have a financial or other conflict of interest that might introduce bias into the process of developing the recommendations.
(e) Publication; Report to Congress.—Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Surgeon General shall—
(1) publish the recommendations developed under subsection
(a) on the internet website of the Department of Health and Human Services; and
(2) submit to Congress a report containing such recommendations.
(f) Screen Time Limit Defined.—In this section, the term “screen time limit” means the maximum amount of time per day spent using an electronic device with a display screen. <all>
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