Senate Committee Advances Kids Online Safety Act to Floor Vote

The Senate Commerce Committee voted August 5, 2026, to advance the Kids Online Safety Act (S.1748), clearing it for a possible floor vote — the furthest it has reached in the 119th Congress. The Senate version requires platforms to take reasonable steps, a "duty of care," against content promoting sexual exploitation and eating disorders. The House version drops that provision, echoing the divide that killed KOSPA last Congress.