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HR 1623 · in committee · significant

SCREEN Act

What this bill does

  • Websites must use age-verification technology to prevent minors from accessing adult content.
  • Websites offering sexual or obscene material are affected; they must verify users are adults.
  • The FTC will audit compliance and websites must secure personal data collected during verification.

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  1. 01

    How would age-verification technology balance protecting minors from adult content while safeguarding the personal data collected during the verification process?

  2. 02

    What evidence suggests current age-verification methods can effectively prevent minors from accessing adult websites without creating barriers for adult users?

  3. 03

    Which websites would be required to implement these verification systems, and how would the FTC determine compliance across millions of sites?

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Sponsor · R-IL-15

Mary E. Miller

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Introduced 2025-12-11

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-12-11 · house · Committee

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

  2. 2025-12-11 · house · Committee

    Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  3. 2025-02-26 · house · Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.

  4. 2025-02-26 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

  5. 2025-02-26 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  6. 2025-02-26 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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