119th Congress
S. 737
SCREEN Act
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Mike Lee(R-UT)
- Introduced
- Feb 26, 2025
- Policy area
- Commerce
- Committees
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
- Official text
- Introduced in Senate · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (4)
Original cosponsors (2)
- Jim Banks (R-IN)
- John R. Curtis (R-UT)
Added later (2)
- James Lankford (R-OK) · Nov 19, 2025
- David McCormick (R-PA) · Jun 2, 2026
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in Senate” version
Shielding Children's Retinas from Egregious Exposure on the Net Act or the SCREEN Act
This bill establishes age-verification requirements for commercial interactive computer services (e.g., websites) that make available content that is harmful to minors (e.g., content that appeals to the prurient interest in nudity or sex, is obscene, or is child pornography).
Specifically, the bill requires such services to adopt and utilize technology verification measures to ensure that (1) users of the service are not minors, and (2) minors are prevented from accessing any content on the service that is harmful to minors.
Additionally, such services must (1) use the technology to verify a user's age; (2) publish the verification process that the service uses; and (3) subject users' Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, including known virtual proxy network (VPN) IP addresses, to the technology verification measures, unless the service determines a user is not located within the United States.
Covered services also must implement data security measures to protect information about individuals collected through the verification process.
The Federal Trade Commission must conduct regular audits of such services, issue guidance, and otherwise enforce the requirements of this bill.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Feb 26, 2025 · Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. - Feb 26, 2025
Introduced in Senate