S. 1628: Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act
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S. 1628: Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act
117th Congress · introduced 2021-05-13 · Commerce · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 658.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2021-05-13 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 658. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act
Plain summary
Children and Teens' Online Privacy Protection Act This bill extends to minors (ages 12–16) privacy protections previously applicable only to children (ages 0–12) and otherwise establishes greater online privacy protections for children and minors. Specifically, the bill prohibits an operator of a website, online service, online application, or mobile application directed to, or used or reasonably likely to be used by, a child or minor from collecting the user's personal information without providing notice and obtaining consent, providing a parent or minor with certain information upon request, conditioning participation by a user on the provision of personal information, establishing and maintaining reasonable procedures to protect the personal information collected from users. The bill also prohibits targeted marketing directed to a child or directed to a minor without the minor's consent.
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Official text
Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] · 3 cosponsors
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Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Cynthia M. Lummis (R-WY)
Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] reported raising $6.0 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117s1628.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/s>
Record fed-us-cong117-s1628 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117