A bill to require operating system providers to require users to indicate their age and developers of applications, covered internet website operators, and browser providers to request a signal from operating system providers that indicates a user's age, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action · July 22, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
The Digital Age Assurance Act of 2026 creates a system for verifying users' ages across digital devices and platforms while protecting children's privacy. Operating system providers like Apple and Google would be required to collect users' dates of birth and classify them into age brackets (under 13, 13-15, 16, or 17 and older), then share this age information through secure signals to apps, websites, and browsers that request it. App developers and website operators would be required to request these age signals and use them to enforce their own age-appropriate access policies, while being prohibited from sharing the age data with third parties or using it for targeted advertising.
The bill includes strong protections for children by banning targeted advertising to minors and prohibiting companies from selling children's personal data to data brokers. It establishes civil penalties of up to $2,500 for negligent violations and $7,500 for knowing violations, with penalties multiplied by the number of children affected, and gives both the Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general enforcement authority. The law takes effect 18 months after enactment and includes safeguards to prevent anticompetitive behavior by large platforms, while explicitly preserving existing student privacy laws and excluding requirements for collecting government IDs or using facial recognition technology.
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