119th Congress
H.R. 9706
Facial Recognition to Protect Children Act
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Josh Gottheimer(D-NJ)
- Introduced
- Jul 15, 2026
- Policy area
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Committees
- House Committee on Agriculture; House Committee on Energy and Commerce
- Official text
- Introduced in House · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (9)
Original cosponsors (9)
- Bruce Westerman (R-AR)
- Darren Soto (D-FL)
- Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ)
- Jimmy Panetta (D-CA)
- Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-MI)
- Nick LaLota (R-NY)
- Ritchie Torres (D-NY)
- Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr. (R-PA)
- Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY)
Summary
No Congressional Research Service summary yet. CRS usually publishes one a few weeks after a bill is introduced.
Official title: 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.
Latest action(Jul 15, 2026): 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.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Jul 15, 2026 · House
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. - Jul 15, 2026
Introduced in House