U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10207: GUARDIAN Act
Status: In committee, September 1, 2026
To prohibit covered platforms from processing personal data with respect to covered minors without obtaining the verifiable consent of a parent of the covered minor, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To prohibit covered platforms from processing personal data with respect to covered minors without obtaining the verifiable consent of a parent of the covered minor, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, September 1, 2026:
A BILL To prohibit covered platforms from processing personal data with respect to covered minors without obtaining the verifiable consent of a parent of the covered minor, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Governing Underage Access and Requiring Data Consent In All Networks Act or the GUARDIAN Act . SECTION 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Commission The term Commission means the Federal Trade Commission. (2) Covered platform The term covered platform means a platform that is a website, software, application, or electronic service connected to the internet that meets the following and (ii) that can be followed by or is similarly accessible to other users of the platform. (C) As the primary purpose of the platform, facilitates the sharing and access to user-generated content through text, images, video, audio, or any other interactive medium. (D) Uses a design feature to promote user engagement on the platform. (E) Uses the personal information of the user to advertise, market, or make content recommendations. (3) Covered minor (A) The term covered minor means a user who the provider of a covered online platform knows or should have known is under the age of 16. (B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), an individual who is under the age of 16 and is emancipated from a parent …
Sponsors
- Erin Houchin (R, HD-009) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Commerce
Common questions
- What is HB10207?
- HB10207 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): GUARDIAN Act.
- What does HB10207 do?
- In its own words: To prohibit covered platforms from processing personal data with respect to covered minors without obtaining the verifiable consent of a parent of the covered minor, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB10207?
- In committee as of September 1, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (September 1, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10207?
- Erin Houchin (R, HD-009).
- Where is the official record for HB10207?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10207
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