App Store Accountability Act

This bill would require app stores with more than 5 million U.S. users to ask for and verify the age of each person who creates an account. If the user is under 18, the account must be linked to a parent's account, and the parent must give consent before the minor can download or buy apps or make in-app purchases. App stores would share each user's age category and parental consent status with app developers, who must use that information and notify the app store of significant changes to their apps. The Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general could enforce the law, and state laws related to these provisions would be preempted. The law would take effect one year after it is enacted.

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Sponsors

• John James Republican sponsor
• 2 cosponsors