Large social media platforms would have to let approved safety apps connect to children’s accounts in real time. Parents, and some children, could choose these tools to help manage risks and settings.
Modern Action explains what the legislation does, helps you choose whether to support, oppose, or ask for changes, and drafts a message tied to the bill, your stance, and the elected officials who can act on it.
Sammy’s Law is a Senate bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Latest action on S. 4159: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Who this affects: This bill mainly affects children under 17 who use the largest social media platforms and the parents who may choose safety tools for them. It also directly affects large social media companies because they would have to build and maintain the required technical access. Companies that make parental-control or child-safety software would face new registration, data-use, security, deletion, and audit rules. State and local governments would lose power to set their own separate child-safety API rules for large platforms, but many other state laws could still apply.
Why this matters: This bill matters because families could get more control over a child’s social media account through safety tools they choose. Today, outside tools often depend on whatever access a platform allows. This bill would require the biggest platforms to provide secure, real-time access for approved tools. That could help spot harmful content, risky contacts, or unsafe settings sooner. It could also create privacy risks because more companies would handle children’s online data. The real effects would depend on how platforms, safety-tool companies, and the Federal Trade Commission carry out the law.
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Officially: Sammy’s Law
Large social media platforms would have to let approved safety apps connect to children’s accounts in real time. Parents, and some children, could choose these tools to help manage risks and settings.
Use this page to support, oppose, or ask Congress to amend S4159. Modern Action explains what the bill does, helps identify the right senators or representative, and drafts a bill-specific message you can edit and send.
Where it stands
Sitting in Commerce
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Where this bill is in the process
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Senate Committee
Under Senate committee consideration
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (3/20/2026)
Senate Floor Vote
Voted on by Senate
Passed Senate
Approved by Senate
House Review
Sent to House for consideration
Passed Both Chambers
Approved by both House and Senate
Signed into Law
Signed by the President
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This page gives you an opportunity to support, oppose, or ask for changes to Sammy’s Law, then contact the elected officials who can act. Modern Action drafts the message from your position and the reasons you select.
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