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Guthrie, Pallone Push KIDS Act, Face Safety Groups' Pushback

6/28/2026

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Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-Ky.) and Rep. Frank Pallone (D-N.J.) will bring the KIDS Act to the floor Monday.
The KIDS Act merges KOSA with COPPA 2.0 and adds a federal data-broker registry and age-verification rules.
A coalition of 100 safety groups, including NCOSE, urged rejection while Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Maria Cantwell called unacceptable and joined families at a June 27 hearing to denounce it.

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Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-Ky.) and Rep. Frank Pallone (D-N.J.) will bring the KIDS Act to the floor Monday.
The KIDS Act merges KOSA with COPPA 2.0 and adds a federal data-broker registry and age-verification rules.
A coalition of 100 safety groups, including NCOSE, urged rejection while Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Maria Cantwell called unacceptable and joined families at a June 27 hearing to denounce it.