{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://auchincloss.house.gov/media/press-releases/reps-auchincloss-houchin-introduce-bipartisan-parents-over-platforms-act", "Reps. Auchincloss, Houchin introduce Bipartisan Parents Over Platforms Act to equip parents with age assurance tools that app stores and developers must respect", "2025-12-01", "2025", "2025-12", "Democrat", "House", "MA", "Jake Auchincloss", "A000148", "auchincloss.house.gov", "auchincloss", "https://auchincloss.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 This week, U.S. Representatives Jake Auchincloss (D, MA-04) and Erin Houchin (R, IN-9) introduced the Parents Over Platforms Act to force app stores & developers to protect minors downloading apps on their phones. This legislation puts parents in the driver\u2019s seat for their children\u2019s online experience by creating an age-assurance framework that ensures their children can only download age-appropriate apps through app stores.\n\nThe Parents Over Platforms Act would:\n\nRequire app stores to provide users\u2019 age ranges so that app developers can create age-appropriate experiences for children online.\n\nCompel app stores to provide parents with a central toolkit to manage their child's online activities.\n\nImpose penalties on developers who misuse users\u2019 age information.\n\nProhibit the use of children\u2019s data for targeted advertising.\n\n\u201cThe most powerful architects of the content youth see online are Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, and the Chinese Communist Party. They treat our children like products. Parents need strong, simple tools to take back control in this overly online age,\u201d said Congressman Jake Auchincloss.\n\n\u201cKids can bypass age limits online far too easily, and parents are left with no real way to step in \u2014 I lived that when my own daughter was 13,\" said Congresswoman Erin Houchin. \"The Parents Over Platforms Act finally closes that loophole by making app stores and developers share responsibility for age assurance, giving parents one place to manage controls, and ensuring apps provide safer, age-appropriate experiences. This bill puts parents back in charge and keeps kids safer online.\u201d", 1, "2026-04-04T05:28:40Z", "2026-04-04T05:30:10Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://auchincloss.house.gov/media/press-releases/reps-auchincloss-houchin-introduce-bipartisan-parents-over-platforms-act"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.502990024164319, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}