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House Leaders Reach Deal on Kids Online Safety Package

Revised ‘KIDS Act’ establishes new federal oversight of data brokers handling minors’ personal data.

Jericho Casper

Jun 23, 2026 — 4 min read

Photo of House Energy and Commerce Chairman Brett Guthrie, R-Ky., left, and ranking member Frank Pallone Jr., D-N.J., at a markup in May by Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call.

WASHINGTON, June 23, 2026 – House Energy and Commerce leaders reached a bipartisan compromise Monday on a sweeping children's online safety package, settling negotiations over a bill that cleared committee in March.

House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Brett Guthrie, R-Ky., and Ranking Member Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-N.J., announced they had reached an agreement on the Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act, a 115-page package that combines portions of more than 10 online child safety bills.

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