House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
16 & Up Social Media Act
Official title: To prohibit certain platforms from allowing covered users to create or maintain an account or profile on such platforms, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Erin Houchin R-INWhere it went
- IntroducedSep 10, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 10, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 10337.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. HOUCHIN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 143, September 10, 2026, Page H5532):Article I, Section 8.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 10, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 21 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 10337, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/10337
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 22, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
1 cosponsor — 1 Democrat
1 of 1 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Erin Houchin.
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- H.R. 7890 (119th) Science of Reading Act of 2026
- H.R. 2399 (119th) Rural Broadband Protection Act of 2025
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- H.Res. 1333 (119th) Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8646) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug…
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 24, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.