Senate bill · S. 737 (119th Congress)
SCREEN Act
U.S. Senate
Sponsor: Mike Lee (U.S. Senator for Utah, Republican)
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Summary
Shielding Children's Retinas from Egregious Exposure on the Net Act or the SCREEN Act This bill establishes age-verification requirements for commercial interactive computer services (e.g., websites) that make available content that is harmful to minors (e.g., content that appeals to the prurient interest in nudity or sex, is obscene, or is child pornography). Specifically, the bill requires such services to adopt and utilize technology verification measures to ensure that (1) users of the service are not minors, and (2) minors are prevented from accessing any content on the service that is harmful to minors. Additionally, such services must (1) use the technology to verify a user's age; (2) publish the verification process that the service uses; and (3) subject users' Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, including known virtual proxy network (VPN) IP addresses, to the technology verification measures, unless the service determines a user is not located within the United States. Covered services also must implement data security measures to protect information about individuals collected through the verification process. The Federal Trade Commission must conduct regular audits of such services, issue guidance, and otherwise enforce the requirements of this bill.
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Committee
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation · U.S. Senate
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Full history
- Feb 26, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in U.S. Senate
U.S. Senate
- Feb 26, 2025
Referred to committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Feb 26, 2025
Referred to committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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