Pennsylvania legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Pennsylvania SR356: A Resolution designating the week of August 17 through 23, 2026, as "Social Media Safety and Parental Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania.
Status: In committee, August 13, 2026
What the bill says
A resolution Designating the week of August 17 through 23, 2026, as "Social Media Safety and Parental Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania.
From the introduced text, August 13, 2026:
A RESOLUTION Designating the week of August 17 through 23, 2026, as "Social Media Safety and Parental Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania. WHEREAS, Sextortion is a rapidly growing form of online child exploitation in which predators coerce victims into sharing explicit images or videos and then threaten to distribute the content unless specific demands are met; and WHEREAS, In 2025, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children's CyberTipline received 21.3 million reports of suspected child sexual exploitation; and WHEREAS, This number marks an increase from 20.5 million reports in 2024; and WHEREAS, Online reports rose 158% from 2024, and child sex trafficking reports surged 323% from 2024; and WHEREAS, Among persons under 28 years of age, exposure to sexual imagery began around 13 years of age; and WHEREAS, Among teens, one in five have experienced sextortion; and WHEREAS, An estimated 17% of teen victims were 12 years of age or younger when first sextorted; and WHEREAS, Teenage boys, to 17 years of age, are most frequently targeted; and WHEREAS, Victims as young as eight years of age have been reported; and WHEREAS, While boys comprise the majority of sextortion victims, there has been a 2,600% increase in reports involving girls; and WHEREAS, The threat to children and teens is rapidly expanding across all demographics; and WHEREAS, Reports involving artificial intelligence …
Sponsors
- Scott Martin (R, 13) · primary sponsor
- Tracy Pennycuick (R, 24)
- Frank Farry (R, 6)
- Rosemary Brown (R, 40)
- Joseph Picozzi (R, 5)
- John Kane (D, 9)
- Kristin Phillips-Hill (R, 28)
- Vogel Jr., Elder A. (R, 47)
- Arthur Haywood (D, 4)
- Sharif Street (D, 3)
- David Argall (R, 29)
- Lynda Schlegel Culver (R, SD-027)
Latest actions
- : Referred to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, Aug. 13, 2026
Common questions
- What is SR356?
- SR356 is a bill in the Pennsylvania Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): A Resolution designating the week of August 17 through 23, 2026, as "Social Media Safety and Parental Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania.
- What does SR356 do?
- In its own words: A resolution Designating the week of August 17 through 23, 2026, as "Social Media Safety and Parental Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania.
- What is the status of SR356?
- In committee as of August 13, 2026. Latest action: Referred to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, Aug. 13, 2026 (August 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored SR356?
- Scott Martin (R, 13), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SR356?
- On the Pennsylvania Legislature website: https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/sr356
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