TOTAL Screen Time Act

This bill directs the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to support the development of a voluntary technical standard for setting a single screen time limit across devices such as phones, tablets, computers, game consoles, and televisions. Within 180 days of the law taking effect, NIST would seek public comment and convene federal agencies, device makers, medical groups, child safety and privacy groups, and standards bodies. The standard would include a way for minors and their parents or guardians to sign in without a required identity scheme, limit data shared between devices, avoid a central database of minors' activity, and not weaken device cybersecurity. NIST would report to Congress and post public reports on the standard's development and adoption, starting within one year and continuing every two years until January 1, 2032.

Full text and official record on Congress.gov

Sponsors

• George Whitesides Democrat sponsor
• 3 cosponsors