Senate bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Committee action
Kids Off Social Media Act
Official title: A bill to prohibit users who are under age 13 from accessing social media platforms, to prohibit the use of personalized recommendation systems on individuals under age 17, and limit the use of social media in schools.
Sponsor: Sen. Brian Schatz D-HIWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 28, 2025
- Committee actionFeb 5, 2025
- Passed Senate—
- Passed House—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 30, 2025 — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 108.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 278.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 278, Kids Off Social Media Act” on May 21, 2025. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on February 5, 2025”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 21, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/61424
- CBO publication date
- May 21, 2025
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 278, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/s/278
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 12, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8fa5900528e1373198375d066d1f279f51664120b1737d6d7236cca2fe591058
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 119-33 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on June 30, 2025.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 30, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/SRPT/33
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 278, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/s/278
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 12, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8fa5900528e1373198375d066d1f279f51664120b1737d6d7236cca2fe591058
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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
14 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 7 Democrats, 1 independent
6 of 14 cosponsors (43%) are from the other party.
Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD), Katie Britt (R-AL), Ted Budd (R-NC), Ted Cruz (R-TX), John Curtis (R-UT), John Fetterman (D-PA), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Angus King (I-ME), David McCormick (R-PA), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Mark Warner (D-VA), Peter Welch (D-VT).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Brian Schatz.
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- S.Res. 417 (119th) A resolution supporting the designation of the week of September 14 through September 20, 2025, as "Telehealth Awareness Week".
- S.Res. 902 (119th) A resolution supporting the designation of the week of September 20 through September 26, 2026, as "Telehealth Awareness Week".
- S.Res. 730 (119th) A resolution congratulating the University of Hawaii men's volleyball team for winning the 2026 National Collegiate Athletic Association…
- S. 4610 (119th) Pacific POWER Act
Related bills
- H.R. 7399 (119th) Kids Off Social Media ActIdentical bill
- H.R. 7433 (119th) Kids Off Social Media ActRelated bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.