Hearing: Legislative Solutions to Protect Kids Online and Ensure Americans’ Data Privacy Rights

Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce (Committee on Energy and Commerce)

Wednesday, April 17, 2024 (10:00 AM)

2123 RHOB
Washington, D.C.

Witnesses

Mr. David Brody
Managing Attorney, Digital Justice Initiative, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law

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  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 04/17/2024 at 05:14 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 04/17/2024 at 05:14 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 04/17/2024 at 05:14 PM

Ms. Kara Frederick
Director, Tech Policy Center, The Heritage Foundation

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  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 04/15/2024 at 12:03 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 04/15/2024 at 12:03 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 04/15/2024 at 12:03 PM

Mr. Samir C. Jain
Vice President of Policy, Center for Democracy & Technology

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  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 04/15/2024 at 05:23 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 04/15/2024 at 05:23 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 04/15/2024 at 05:23 PM

Ms. Katherine Kuehn
Member, Board of Directors and CISO-in-Residence, National Technology Security Coalition

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  • Witness CV [PDF] Added 04/15/2024 at 12:03 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 04/15/2024 at 12:03 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 04/15/2024 at 12:03 PM

The Honorable Maureen K. Ohlhausen
Co-chair, 21 Century Privacy Coalition

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  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 04/15/2024 at 12:03 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 04/15/2024 at 12:03 PM

Ms. Ava Smithing
Director of Advocacy, Young People’s Alliance

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  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 04/15/2024 at 12:03 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 04/15/2024 at 12:03 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 04/15/2024 at 12:03 PM

Text of Legislation

  • H.R. ____, American Privacy Rights Act Discussion Draft (Rep. Rodgers) [PDF]
  • H.R. 7891, Kids Online Safety Act (Reps. Bilirakis, Bucshon, Castor, Houchin, Schrier) [PDF]
  • H.R. 7890, Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection (COPPA 2.0) Act (Reps. Walberg and Castor) [PDF]
  • H.R. 5628, Algorithmic Accountability Act of 2023 (Reps. Clarke, Kelly of Illinois, Cleaver, Bush, Jaypal, Trahan, Veasey, Barragan, Cohen, Bowman, Evans, Carson, Pressley, Wilson of Florida, and Huffman) [PDF]
  • H.R. 6429, Shielding Children's Retinas from Egregious Exposure on the Net (SCREEN) Act (Reps. Miller and LaMalfa) [PDF]
  • H.R. 5778, Sammy’s Law of 2023 (Reps. Wasserman Schultz, Carter of Georgia, Schrier, and Miller-Meeks) [PDF]
  • H.R. 6149, Protecting Kids on Social Media Act (Reps. James and Ryan) [PDF]
  • H.R. 4311, Data Elimination and Limiting Extensive Tracking and Exchange (DELETE) Act (Reps. Trahan and Edwards) [PDF]
  • H.R. 4568, Terms-of-service Labeling, Design, and Readability (TLDR) Act (Rep. Trahan) [PDF]
  • H.R. 5534, Banning Surveillance Advertising Act of 2023 (Reps. Eshoo and Schakowsky) [PDF]

Support Documents

  • Hearing Notice [PDF] Added 04/10/2024 at 02:52 PM
  • Hearing Memo [PDF] Added 04/15/2024 at 11:39 AM
  • Documents for the Record [PDF] Added 04/19/2024 at 09:21 AM

Member Statements

  • The Honorable Gus M. Bilirakis [PDF] Added 04/19/2024 at 04:12 PM
  • The Honorable Cathy McMorris Rodgers [PDF] Added 04/19/2024 at 04:12 PM
  • The Honorable Frank Pallone, Jr. [PDF] Added 04/19/2024 at 04:12 PM
  • The Honorable Janice D. Schakowsky [PDF] Added 04/19/2024 at 04:12 PM

Hearing Record

  • Member Attendance [PDF] Added 04/19/2024 at 04:20 PM
  • Unedited Hearing Transcript [PDF] Added 05/01/2024 at 10:31 AM

First Published: April 10, 2024 at 12:56 PM
Last Updated: May 1, 2024 at 10:31 AM