U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB9706: Facial Recognition to Protect Children Act
Status: In committee, July 15, 2026
To require operators of wagering or prediction market platforms to use facial recognition technology to verify the age of users of such wagering or prediction market platforms, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To require operators of wagering or prediction market platforms to use facial recognition technology to verify the age of users of such wagering or prediction market platforms, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, July 15, 2026:
A BILL To require operators of wagering or prediction market platforms to use facial recognition technology to verify the age of users of such wagering or prediction market platforms, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Facial Recognition to Protect Children Act . SECTION 2. Age verification requirement for wagering or prediction market platforms (a) Prohibition (1) In general A wagering operator or a prediction market platform operator may not permit a user to access a wagering or prediction market platform under the control of the wagering operator or the prediction market platform operator, or accept a wager, in the case of a wagering operator, or place an order, in the case of a prediction market operator, from such user, that the wagering operator or the prediction market platform operator has not verified, using commercially available facial recognition technology, has attained more than 18 years of age. (2) Data minimization (A) Limitation In verifying the age of a user pursuant to paragraph (1), a wagering operator or a prediction market platform operator may not collect, process, or transfer the covered data of a user beyond what is reasonably necessary, proportionate, and limited to the purposes for verifying the age of the user. (B) Deletion required A wagering operator or a prediction market …
Sponsors
- Josh Gottheimer (D, HD-005) · primary sponsor
- Jeff Van Drew (R, HD-002)
- Jimmy Panetta (D)
- Darren Soto (D, HD-FL-9)
- Ritchie Torres (D, HD-015)
- Robert Bresnahan (R, HD-PA-8)
- Kristen McDonald Rivet (D, HD-MI-8)
- Nick LaLota (R, HD-NY-1)
- Thomas Suozzi (D, HD-003)
- Bruce Westerman (R)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Finance and Financial Sector
Common questions
- What is HB9706?
- HB9706 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Facial Recognition to Protect Children Act.
- What does HB9706 do?
- In its own words: To require operators of wagering or prediction market platforms to use facial recognition technology to verify the age of users of such wagering or prediction market platforms, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB9706?
- In committee as of July 15, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (July 15, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB9706?
- Josh Gottheimer (D, HD-005), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB9706?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9706
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