S 836 — Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act
Congress 119
Latest action: — Held at the desk.
Sponsors
- McCormick, David (R, PA-S) — cosponsor
- Kim, Andy (D, NJ-S) — cosponsor
- Wyden, Ron (D, OR-S) — cosponsor
- Kelly, Mark (D, AZ-S) — cosponsor
Lobbied by (9)
LDA filings that named this bill in their activity descriptions. The lobbying firm (registrant) is paid by the client to lobby on this and related issues.
Action timeline
- — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- · 10000 — Introduced in Senate
- — Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
- — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 304.
- — Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with amendments. With written report No. 119-99.
- · 14000 — Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with amendments. With written report No. 119-99.
- — Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S860-869; text: CR S861-868)
- · 17000 — Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.
- · H15000 — Held at the desk.
- · H14000 — Received in the House.
- — Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Text versions
- Introduced in Senate · 2025-03-04 — open
- Reported to Senate · 2026-01-27 — open
- Engrossed in Senate · 2026-03-05 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (12)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | McCormick, David | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Kim, Andy | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Wyden, Ron | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Kelly, Mark | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | SANDY HOOK PROMISE ACTION FUND (FKA SANDY HOOK PROMISE (SHP)) | lobbies_on_bill | — | S. 836 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | COMPUTER & COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION | lobbies_on_bill | — | S.836 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | AMERICAN ADVERTISING FEDERATION | lobbies_on_bill | — | S. 836 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | LENOVO (UNITED STATES) INC. | lobbies_on_bill | — | S.836 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | BRIA ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE INC. | lobbies_on_bill | — | S.836 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | CLOUDFACTORS LLC | lobbies_on_bill | — | S. 836 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | COMPUTER & COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION | lobbies_on_bill | — | S. 836 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION | lobbies_on_bill | — | S. 836 | lobbying_bill_mention |
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wyden, Ron (D, senate OR) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 2 | Kelly, Mark (D, senate AZ) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 3 | Kim, Andy (D, senate NJ) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 4 | McCormick, David (R, senate PA) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
Who's influencing them
Orgs ranked by combined money flow on this bill: LDA filings citing the bill + individual contributions in cycle 2026from donors whose employer matches the org name (Schedule A) to any principal committee in the "who matters" list above.
| # | Org | LDA filings | LDA spend | Donor employees | Employee donations | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 2,831 | $135,971 | $135,971 |
| 2 | COMPUTER & COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION | 2 | $80,000 | 0 | $0 | $80,000 |
| 3 | BRIA ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE INC. | 1 | $40,000 | 0 | $0 | $40,000 |
| 4 | retired | 0 | $0 | 388 | $25,370 | $25,370 |
| 5 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 254 | $22,446 | $22,446 |
| 6 | prologis | 0 | $0 | 3 | $4,806 | $4,806 |
| 7 | blackrock | 0 | $0 | 2 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 8 | us government | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 9 | geosyntec consultants | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 10 | understanding disruption, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 11 | princeton public affairs group | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 12 | eckert seamans cherin & mellott inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 13 | flagship pioneering | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 14 | university of pittsburgh | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 15 | kl gates llp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 16 | netjets | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 17 | debevoise & plimpton | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 18 | self | 0 | $0 | 2 | $520 | $520 |
| 19 | innoscience america, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 20 | akin gump | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 21 | grossman company properties | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 22 | tempe dodge | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 23 | u.s. bureauniversity of land mgt | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 24 | cox communications | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 25 | wells fargo advisors | 0 | $0 | 1 | $403 | $403 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
4 predicted yes (1%) · 3 predicted no (1%) · 536 unknown (98%)
By party: · R: 1 yes / 0 no / 276 unknown · D: 3 yes / 0 no / 260 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
4 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Kelly, Mark (D · senate · AZ) · cosponsor
- Kim, Andy (D · senate · NJ) · cosponsor
- McCormick, David (R · senate · PA) · cosponsor
- Wyden, Ron (D · senate · OR) · cosponsor
Activity
Every typed-graph event involving this entity, newest first. Each row is one edge in the influence graph; click the date to jump to its provenance.
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by McCormick, David (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Kelly, Mark (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Wyden, Ron (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Kim, Andy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by COMPUTER & COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION (s. 836) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by BRIA ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE INC. (s.836) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by COMPUTER & COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION (s.836) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by LENOVO (UNITED STATES) INC. (s.836) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION (s. 836) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by SANDY HOOK PROMISE ACTION FUND (FKA SANDY HOOK PROMISE (SHP)) (s. 836) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by CLOUDFACTORS LLC (s. 836) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by AMERICAN ADVERTISING FEDERATION (s. 836) · lobbying_bill_mention