H.R. 6499

Summary

H.R. 6499, the Assessing Safety Tools for Parents and Minors Act, was introduced in the House on Dec 9, 2025 by Rep. Russ Fulcher (R) with 3 co-sponsors. It last saw action on Dec 11, 2025: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.

Record

Text

H.R. 6499 has 3 co-sponsors.

119 HR 6499 IH: Assessing Safety Tools for Parents and Minors Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-12-09
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 6499  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   December 9, 2025   Mr. Fulcher  (for himself and  Mr. Landsman ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Energy and Commerce    A BILL
To require the Federal Trade Commission to submit a report on industry efforts to promote online safety for minors, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Assessing Safety Tools for Parents and Minors Act  .
2.
Industry review and report
(a)
Review
Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission, in consultation with industry, parents, experts in communications technologies and parental controls, experts in privacy, mental health experts, and other appropriate entities as determined by the Commission, shall—
(1)
initiate a review of industry efforts to promote online safety for minors through education, parental and child safety tools, age-appropriate labels for content, privacy and other safety settings, or other relevant technologies or initiatives; and
(2)
examine the effectiveness of industry efforts identified in paragraph (1) to mitigate online harms for minors and provide recommendations for industry, Congress, and agencies to improve online safety for minors.
(b)
Submission of report
Not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report with the findings and recommendations resulting from the review described in subsection (a).
(c)
Exemption
This Act is exemption from subchapter I of  chapter 35  of title 44, United States Code (commonly known as the Paperwork Reduction Act).
(d)
Definitions
In this Act:
(1)
Commission
The term  Commission  means the Federal Trade Commission.
(2)
Minor
The term  minor  means an individual under the age of 17.

Tracker

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To require the Federal Trade Commission to submit a report on industry efforts to promote online safety for minors, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Russ Fulcher (R) sponsors H.R. 6499, and 3 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Russ Fulcher

Rep. · R–ID-1 · Sponsor

Introduced Dec 9, 2025

Greg Landsman

Rep. · D–OH-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined Dec 9, 2025 · Original

Eugene Vindman

Rep. · D–VA-7 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 6, 2026

Joaquin Castro

Rep. · D–TX-20 · Co-sponsor

Joined May 20, 2026

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Committees

H.R. 6499 went before 2 committees: Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee and Energy and Commerce.

Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee

Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee

Reported by · Dec 11, 2025

Energy and Commerce

Energy and Commerce

Referred To · Dec 9, 2025 · 1,636 Bills

Actions

H.R. 6499 has taken 5 actions since Dec 9, 2025, the latest on Dec 11, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 6499 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 6499 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Assessing Safety Tools for Parents and Minors Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• Assessing Safety Tools for Parents and Minors Act — Display Title
• To require the Federal Trade Commission to submit a report on industry efforts to promote online safety for minors, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

7 clients hired 6 firms and 50 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 6499 in 18 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Computer Industry, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Trade (domestic/foreign), Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice, Copyright/Patent/Trademark, Telecommunications, Homeland Security, Immigration.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 50.

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 6499 under Commerce, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 6 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 6499’s is Commerce.

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 6499 carries 6 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Child safety and welfare to Internet, web applications, social media.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 6499, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 207 (Tuesday, December 9, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. FULCHER:H.R. 6499.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 allows Congress to make alllaws ``which shall be necessary and proper for carrying intoexecution'' any of Congress' enumerated powers, includingCongress's powers over appropriations.[Page H5112]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com