Parents Over Platforms Act
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, Parents Over Platforms Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services. The main policy domain is Technology, Transportation, Trade.
Who Benefits and How
technology companies and users of digital services may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, technology companies and users of digital services may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H91A3C020ECD247F2B553AF865945BA0A: 1. Short title; table of contents This Act may be cited as the Parents Over Platforms Act. The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
- Section H094F36BE77554092A20B56D634EB061C: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term adult means an account holder who is or is estimated to be 18 years of age or older. The term age category means...
- Section H4043C0C79A5345AAA10A1580D3ED3551: 101. Age assurance An application distribution provider— shall ask account holders to declare their age when creating an account with the application...
- Section H90082DB490D94A9DA530F856AE8E4470: 102. Application distributor and developer obligations An application distribution provider shall do the following: Provide a minor account holder’s parent...
- Section H0D468A58B6CA44639D45CFBF9F1CF93B: 201. Limitations on liability An application distribution provider that makes a good faith effort to comply with the obligations of this Act (as determined by...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, Parents Over Platforms Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services.
Key Policy Areas
Technology, Transportation, Trade
Primary Purpose
This bill, Parents Over Platforms Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- technology companies and users of digital services
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- technology companies and users of digital services
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeRead twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, …
Introduced in Senate
Mr. Moran (for himself and Ms. Rosen) introduced the following …
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
a smartphone, tablet, gaming console, or virtual reality device that enables users to connect to the internet and download applications. The term covered application— means an application— that is not an application distributor
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