H.R.1623

SCREEN Act Shielding Children's Retinas from Egregious Exposure on the Net Act

Introduced·2/26/25

The SCREEN Act mandates interactive computer services to implement technology verification measures to prevent minors from accessing harmful online.

The SCREEN Act, or Shielding Children's Retinas from Egregious Exposure on the Net Act, requires interactive computer services that create, host, or make available pornographic content to adopt technology verification measures. These measures must ensure that users are not minors and prevent them from accessing any content deemed harmful to minors. The Act defines "harmful to minors" as content that appeals to the prurient interest in nudity, sex, or excretion, lacks serious value for minors, is obscene, or is child pornography.

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History

Dec 11, 2025

House

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

Dec 11, 2025

House

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Feb 26, 2025

House

Introduced in House