CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Mary Miller (R-IL)

SCREEN Act

H.R. 1623 · House bill Commerce

A Republican bill with 27 Republican cosponsors · See all 27 cosponsors

Last activity — Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

The "SCREEN Act" requires certain interactive computer services, known as covered platforms, to implement technology verification measures to ensure users are not minors. These platforms must use technology to verify a user's age to prevent minors from accessing content deemed harmful to them. The law applies to entities that create, host, or make available profit-driven content that meets the definition of harmful to minors. The Federal Trade Commission is tasked with enforcing these requirements through audits and specific enforcement powers. Compliance must begin one year after the Act's enactment.

Yes

  • Scored +7

    Would children be better off under this?

    The bill creates technological barriers to shield minors from harmful digital content.

  • Scored +5

    Does this give people more protection from unfair business practices?

    The bill mandates age verification to protect users from accessing harmful online content.

  • Scored +3

    Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?

    The bill requires the FTC to make the terms and processes of audits public.

The opposite

  • Scored -4

    Does this protect people from being watched or searched?

    The bill requires the collection of verification data and subjects IP addresses to verification measures.