Kids Online Safety Act of 2022 (KOSA) (2022, February 16), introduced by Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN). Per Senator Blumenthal's office, “The Kids Online Safety Act provides kids and parents with the safeguards, tools, and transparency they need to protect against threats to children’s health and well-being online. The legislation would require social media platforms to put the interests of children first, providing an environment that is safe by default. The Kids Online Safety Act also ensures that parents and policymakers know whether social media platforms are taking meaningful steps to address risks to kids by requiring independent audits and supporting access to important data for experts and academic researchers.”
Children and Media Research Advancement (CAMRA) Act (2021, March 25), introduced by Senator Edward Markey, per Congress.gov "This bill requires the National Institutes of Health to fund research regarding the effects of media on infants, children, and adolescents. Such research must examine the impact of media (e.g., social media, television, video games) on cognitive, physical, and social-emotional development." https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/971 . Read twice and referred to Committee on Health, Education and Pensions. No hearing scheduled. A version of this legislation was first introduced by Senator Liberman in 2007.https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/senate-bill/948