Contact Congress about H.R. 8250: Parents Decide Act

Operating systems would have to ask every user for a date of birth. If the user is under 18, a parent or legal guardian would have to confirm it and get control tools.

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Parents Decide Act is a House bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Latest action on H.R. 8250: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Who this affects: This bill mainly affects people who use phones, tablets, computers, or other devices with general operating systems. Children under 18 and their parents or legal guardians would feel the biggest change because child accounts would need adult confirmation and access controls. Operating system companies and app developers would also need new systems for age checks, privacy, and data sharing.

Why this matters: This bill could change how people start using many everyday devices. Age checks would move to the operating system level, so one device account could affect access across many apps and services. Parents could get stronger control over a child's device use. At the same time, companies would collect and share more birth date information, so privacy and security rules would matter a lot.

Key provisions in H.R. 8250

• Every operating system user would have to give a date of birth. They would need it to set up an account and use the system.
• Users under 18 would need adult confirmation. A parent or legal guardian would have to verify the child's date of birth.
• Operating system companies would have to give app developers access to needed age information. The app developers could use it to confirm users' birth dates, but privacy protections would apply.
• The Federal Trade Commission would have 180 days to write the rules. The rules would cover age checks, shared devices, data safety, and parent control tools.
• Companies would have to protect the birth dates they collect. The FTC would set standards to guard that data from theft or breaches.

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Questions people ask about H.R. 8250

What is H.R. 8250?

Operating systems would have to ask every user for a date of birth. If the user is under 18, a parent or legal guardian would have to confirm it and get control tools.

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Who should I contact about H.R. 8250?

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