119th Congress Commerce
H.R. 1623: SCREEN Act
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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.
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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.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Robert Aderholt R-ALOriginal
- Brian Babin R-TXOriginal
- Josh Brecheen R-OKOriginal
- Eli Crane R-AZOriginal
- Mike Kennedy R-UTOriginal
- Doug LaMalfa R-CAOriginal
- John Rose R-TNOriginal
- Austin Scott R-GAOriginal
- Jefferson Van Drew R-NJOriginal
- Andy Harris R-MD
- Andrew Ogles R-TN
- Keith Self R-TX
- Diana Harshbarger R-TN
- Mark Harris R-NC
- Randy Weber R-TX
- James Baird R-IN
- Sheri Biggs R-SC
- Barry Moore R-AL
- Ralph Norman R-SC
- W. Steube R-FL
- Carol Miller R-WV
- Clarence Owens R-UT
- Stephanie Bice R-OK
- Blake Moore R-UT
- Pat Harrigan R-NC
- Charles (Chuck) Edwards R-NC
- Brandon Gill R-TX
Who scored on this bill
- 1Mary Miller SponsorIntroduced, reached a cosponsor milestone2 events+6
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Other bills by Mary Miller
- H.R. 4986: Parents Opt-in Protection Act
- H.R. 9360: Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress Sunset Act
- H.R. 9608: Less Bureaucracy, Better Family Engagement Act
- H.R. 7661: Stop the Sexualization of Children Act
- H.R. 7726: Stop Child Care Scams Act of 2026
- H.R. 2870: Working Families Flexibility Act of 2025
History
- Introduced in the House by Mary Miller.
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- Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.