[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6488 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6488
To prohibit certain platforms from allowing minors to create or
maintain an account or profile on such platforms, and for other
proposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
December 5, 2025
Mrs. Houchin introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce
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A BILL
To prohibit certain platforms from allowing minors to create or
maintain an account or profile on such platforms, and for other
proposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Reducing Exploitative Social Media
Exposure for Teens Act'' or the ``RESET Act''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON ACCOUNTS AND PROFILES FOR MINORS.
(a) Prohibition.--
(1) In general.--A covered platform may not allow an
individual to create or maintain an account or profile on the
covered platform if the covered platform knows that the
individual is a minor.
(2) Termination of existing accounts.--A covered platform
shall--
(A) not later than 60 days after the date of the
enactment of this section, identify any account or
profile of a user on the covered platform that the
covered platform knows is a minor;
(B) not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this section, notify any user of an
account or profile identified under subparagraph (A)
that the covered platform will terminate the account or
profile of the user; and
(C) not later than 30 days after the date on which
a user is notified pursuant to subparagraph (B),
terminate the account or profile of the user.
(3) Deletion of the personal data of a minor.--
(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), upon
termination of an existing account or profile of a user
pursuant to paragraph (2), a covered platform shall
immediately delete all personal data collected from the
user or submitted by the user to the covered platform.
(B) Access to personal data by a minor.--To the
extent technically feasible and not in violation of any
licensing agreement, a covered platform shall allow the
user of an existing account or profile that the covered
platform has terminated pursuant to paragraph (2), from
the date such termination occurs to the date that is 90
days after such date, to request, and shall provide to
such user upon such request, a copy of the personal
data collected from the user or submitted by the user
to the covered platform both--
(i) in a manner that is readable and which
a reasonable person can understand; and
(ii) in a portable, structured, and
machine-readable format.
(C) Compliance.--A covered platform shall fulfill a
request under subparagraph (B) not later than 45 days
after the date on which such request is made to the
covered platform.
(b) Enforcement by Commission.--
(1) Unfair or deceptive acts or practices.--A violation of
this section shall be treated as a violation of a regulation
under section 18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Trade Commission Act
(15 U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B)) regarding unfair or deceptive acts or
practices.
(2) Powers of commission.--The Commission shall enforce
this section in the same manner, by the same means, and with
the same jurisdiction, powers, and duties as though all
applicable terms and provisions of the Federal Trade Commission
Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) were incorporated into and made a
part of this Act. Any person who violates this section shall be
subject to the penalties and entitled to the privileges and
immunities provided in the Federal Trade Commission Act.
(c) Actions by States.--
(1) In general.--In any case in which the attorney general
of a State, or an official or agency of a State, has reason to
believe that an interest of the residents of such State has
been or is threatened or adversely affected by an act or
practice in violation of this section, the State, as parens
patriae, may bring a civil action on behalf of the residents of
the State in an appropriate State court or an appropriate
district court of the United States to--
(A) enjoin such act or practice;
(B) enforce compliance with this section;
(C) obtain damages, restitution, or other
compensation on behalf of residents of the State; or
(D) obtain such other legal and equitable relief as
the court may consider to be appropriate.
(2) Notice.--Before filing an action under this subsection,
the attorney general, official, or agency of the State involved
shall provide to the Commission a written notice of such action
and a copy of the complaint for such action. If the attorney
general, official, or agency determines that it is not feasible
to provide the notice described in this paragraph before the
filing of the action, the attorney general, official, or agency
shall provide written notice of the action and a copy of the
complaint to the Commission immediately upon the filing of the
action.
(3) Authority of commission.--
(A) In general.--On receiving notice under
paragraph (2) of an action under this subsection, the
Commission shall have the right--
(i) to intervene in the action;
(ii) upon so intervening, to be heard on
all matters arising therein; and
(iii) to file petitions for appeal.
(B) Limitation on state action while federal action
is pending.--If the Commission or the Attorney General
of the United States has instituted a civil action for
violation of this Act (referred to in this subparagraph
as the ``Federal action''), no State attorney general,
official, or agency may bring an action under this
subsection during the pendency of the Federal action
against any defendant named in the complaint in the
Federal action for any violation of this Act alleged in
such complaint.
(4) Rule of construction.--For purposes of bringing a civil
action under this subsection, nothing in this Act shall be
construed to prevent an attorney general, official, or agency
of a State from exercising the powers conferred on the attorney
general, official, or agency by the laws of such State to
conduct investigations, administer oaths and affirmations, or
compel the attendance of witnesses or the production of
documentary and other evidence.
(d) Relationship to Other Laws.--No State or political subdivision
of a State may prescribe, maintain, or enforce any law, rule,
regulation, requirement, standard, or other provision having the force
and effect of law, if such law, rule, regulation, requirement,
standard, or other provision relates to the provisions of this section.
(e) Effective Date.--Unless otherwise specified, this section shall
take effect on the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of
this section.
(f) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal
Trade Commission.
(2) Covered platform.--The term ``covered platform'' has
the meaning given that term in section 4 of the TAKE IT DOWN
Act (Public Law 119-12; 47 U.S.C. 223a note).
(3) Know or knows.--The term ``know'' or ``knows'' means to
have actual knowledge or to have acted in willful disregard.
(4) Minor.--The term ``minor'' means an individual under
the age of 16.
(5) Personal data.--The term ``personal data'' has the
meaning given the term ``personal information'' in section 1302
of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (15
U.S.C. 6501).
(6) User.--The term ``user'' means, with respect to a
covered platform, an individual who creates or maintains an
account or profile on the covered platform.
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