Bill or proposal,Status,Supporter framing,Age verification risk,Speech/privacy risk
"KOSA, S.1748","76 cosponsors (42 R, 33 D, 1 I). Introduced May 14, 2025. No Senate Commerce markup to date.",Design duties and safeguards for minors,High,Platforms may over-filter sensitive lawful content and seek age assurance
COPPA 2.0,"Passed Senate by unanimous consent March 5, 2026 (21 cosponsors). Awaiting House action.",Stronger protections for children and teens,Medium,Depends on implementation and how platforms determine age
House online safety packages,"KIDS Act (H.R.7757) passed House E&C along party lines March 5, 2026. Strips the Senate KOSA “duty of care”; adds broad federal preemption. Stalled on House floor — bipartisan negotiations ongoing; Democrats object over weakened knowledge standard and state law preemption. No floor vote scheduled.",Parental controls and child safety accountability,High,"Could shift age checks to app stores, operating systems, or device layers"
"Parents Decide Act, H.R.8250","Introduced April 13, 2026. Mandates OS-level age verification (Apple, Google, Microsoft) with FTC enforcement — broader than app store laws, covers every device. In House committee, no markup scheduled.",Device-level child safety accountability,Severe,Shifts age checks from apps to OS layer; could affect every desktop and mobile device nationally
Phone or SIM identity proposals,Separate but related identity pressure,"Fraud, trafficking, and crime prevention",Severe,Turns basic communication into a permissioned identity event