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Bill · 119th Congress · HR 8743

SMART Kids Act

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Introduced 2026-05-12Topic: health care

Summary

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This bill directs the U.S. Surgeon General to develop evidence-informed recommendations on daily screen time limits for children. The Surgeon General must create separate recommendations for six age groups, from birth to age 18, and may also address whether some types of screen time may be less harmful than others. The work must be done with an independent entity that has no financial or other conflict of interest. Within one year of the bill becoming law, the recommendations must be posted on the Department of Health and Human Services website and reported to Congress.

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Action history

DateChamberActionStatus effect
2026-05-12HouseReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.refer
2026-05-12Introduced in Houseintroduce
2026-05-12Introduced in Houseintroduce
Source: GovInfo Bill Status (Library of Congress), fetched 2026-10-14. Provisions and opinion polling arrive in a later release.