Kids Online Safety and Privacy Act
The bill title provided ("Kids Online Safety and Privacy Act") does not match the actual bill text, which is titled "Eliminate Useless Reports Act of 2023." This bill requires federal agencies to identify outdated or duplicative recurring reports (e.g., annual compliance or performance reports) in their budget materials. Agencies must recommend actions like sunsetting, consolidating, or reducing the frequency of these reports, along with justifications and citations to the laws requiring them. Congressional committees then review these recommendations and may take legislative steps to implement changes. The bill does not create new privacy protections for children or address online safety, as its title incorrectly suggests.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2023
Committee Review
Jul 2024
Senate Passage
Jul 2024
House Passage
May 2024
President
Introduced Jun 21, 2023
Last action Jul 31, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Jul 30, 2024
How they voted
91–3
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 100
Jul 30, 2024
D
Democratic47
91% Yea
I
Independent4
100% Yea
R
Republican49
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
9
Committee
5
Amendments
6
Jul 30, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in the House amendment to S. 2073 with an amendment (SA 3021) by Yea-Nay Vote. 91 - 3. Record Vote Number: 221.
upper
Jul 30, 2024
Upper · Passed
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate concurred in the House amendment to S. 2073 with an amendment (SA 3021) by Yea-Nay Vote. 91 - 3. Record Vote Number: 221.
upper
Jul 25, 2024
Upper · Passed
Motion by Senator Schumer to refer to Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs with instructions to report back forthwith with the following amendment (SA 3023) fell when cloture was invoked on the motion to concur in the House amendment to S. 2073 in Senate.
upper
Jul 25, 2024
Introduced
Cloture on the motion to concur in the House amendment to S. 2073 invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 86 - 1. Record Vote Number: 219. (CR S5505)
upper
Jul 23, 2024
Upper · Passed
Motion by Senator Schumer to refer to Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs the House message to accompany S. 2073 with instructions to report back forthwith with the following amendment (SA 3023) made in Senate. (CR S5174)
upper
Jul 23, 2024
Introduced
Cloture motion on the motion to concur in the House amendment to S. 2073 with an amendment (SA 3021) presented in Senate. (CR S5174)
upper
Jul 23, 2024
Introduced
Motion by Senator Schumer to concur in the House amendment to S. 2073 with an amendment (SA 3021) made in Senate. (CR S5174)
upper
May 7, 2024
Introduced
Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill.
upper
May 6, 2024
Introduced
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2850-2851)
lower
May 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2850-2851)
lower
May 6, 2024
Introduced
Mr. LaTurner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
lower
Dec 18, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6027; text: CR S6027)
upper
Dec 18, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6027; text: CR S6027)
upper
Aug 22, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters under authority of the order of the Senate of 07/27/2023 with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 118-91.
upper
Jul 26, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
upper
Jun 21, 2023
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
upper
Jun 21, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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