{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://guthrie.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=391099", "Guthrie, Energy and Commerce Leaders Celebrate Passage of KIDS Act", "2026-06-29", "2026", "2026-06", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Brett Guthrie", "G000558", "guthrie.house.gov", "guthrie", "https://guthrie.house.gov/news", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Congressman Gus Bilirakis (FL-12), and Congresswoman Kathy Castor (FL-14) issued the following statements after the House passed H.R. 7757, the Kids Internet and Digital Safety (KIDS) Act by a vote of 267 to 117.\n\n\u201cCongress has spent years searching for how to best protect children and teens online, and today\u2019s overwhelming bipartisan vote indicates that we have found our solution. The KIDS Act creates strong protections with new rules for design features, default settings, and kids\u2019 privacy,\u201d said Chairman Guthrie and Ranking Member Pallone. \u201cWe want to thank our colleagues for their strong vote today to protect kids, empower parents, and hold internet platforms accountable.\u201d\n\n\u201cEmpowering parents to better protect their children\u2014especially in the face of the near-constant barrage of digital threats\u2014remains one of our most important responsibilities,\u201d said Rep. Bilirakis. \u201cToday, we advanced that mission by moving forward this package, including the Kids Online Safety Act, which establishes a comprehensive set of safeguards, such as addressing compulsive usage, and parental controls to protect kids. One troubling post should not turn into a constant stream of depression, suicide, or eating disorder content. I remain committed to ensuring children can safely navigate the digital world while holding technology companies accountable. Protecting our kids must always come before protecting corporate profits.\u201d\n\n\u201cToday\u2019s adoption of the bipartisan KIDS Act is a long-overdue and meaningful step toward protecting America\u2019s children in the digital age,\u201d said Rep. Castor. \u201cFor years, parents, young people, pediatricians, psychologists, teachers and advocates have made clear that Big Tech must act to reduce the harms experienced by too many kids online. This bill strengthens privacy protections for children and teens, bans targeted advertising to young people, gives families more control and preserves parents\u2019 ability to seek justice in court. This is an important step, but it is not the end of our work. I will continue to press to create a safer digital environment for children and teens.\u201d\n\nA one pager on the KIDS Act, provided by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, can be found HERE.", 1, "2026-06-30T06:29:10Z", "2026-06-30T06:30:42Z"]], "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://guthrie.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=391099"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5402440913021564, "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"}