Cybersecurity Policy Report, House Bill Seeks Collaboration on Children’s Online Privacy, Safety, (Dec 8, 2025)
The Commerce Department would have to create a Kids Internet Safety Partnership to assess ways to keep minors safe online under bipartisan legislation introduced by Reps. Russell Fry (R., S.C.) and Greg Landsman (D., Ohio).
The Kids Internet Safety Partnership Act (KISPA) (H.R. 6437, 119th Cong. (2025)) would direct Commerce to assemble “a collaborative body that will work with federal agencies along with parents, child-safety experts, constitutional and privacy scholars, industry partners, and state Attorneys Generals,” the lawmakers said in a news release.
“Currently, guidance on kids’ online safety comes from a patchwork of platform whitepapers, academic research, state settlements, and international codes. KISPA brings these threads together into a single U.S. federal framework,” they added.
The partnership would examine best practices around data privacy, age verification, parental controls, and other online safety issues, they said.
“As technology evolves, families deserve real clarity—not competing narratives or one-size-fits-all mandates,” Rep. Fry said. “KISPA brings everyone to the table—parents, law enforcement, scholars, and tech companies—to identify what actually keeps kids safe. Parents don’t care about buzzwords. They care about protecting their children.”
“Congress must do more to protect kids online by bringing important stakeholders to the table,” Rep. Landsman said. “This bill will help us form a comprehensive plan by working with government officials and other experts who care about protecting kids online without compromising free speech and privacy.”
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